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Victims of blunt trauma are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED). Forty percent of all ED visits each year are attributed to injury, which equates to about 40 million ED visits annually. Additionally, approximately one-third of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in the United States are trauma-related.
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Approximately 50% of b-cell function has been lost at the time of initial diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
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Lubiprostone, the new drug for idiopathic constipation, improved PEG-based colonoscopy preparation.
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Previously undiagnosed cancer is frequent in patients with an unprovoked VTE and is more often detected with an extensive cancer screening strategy than with a limited screening strategy.
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A new agent has been approved by the fda for the treatment of thrombocytopenia associated with chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP).
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Terminally ill cancer patients who had end-of life discussions with their physician had better quality of life during their last week and their caregivers had an easier bereavement.
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Increased migraine attack frequency and overuse of acute medication, especially barbiturates and opiates, are risk factors for the chronification of migraine, which occurs in up to 2% of individuals.