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Evaluation of a large United Kingdom (UK) database supports a dose-related association with hip fracture. There appears to be a correlation between PPI use, including dosage and chronicity, and occurrence of hip fractures in patients over age 50.
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This study addresses the role of nutritional status in the disablement process. Low serum concentrations of vitamins B6, B12 and selenium seem to predict subsequent disability in activities of daily living (ADLs) in older women living in the community.
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Because of adverse effects, special care should be used when prescribing the atypical antipsychotic drugs for patients with dementia.
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A few weeks ago a technical representative of one of the leading ICU ventilator manufacturers gave an "in-service" presentation to the leaders of the respiratory care department at my institution.
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In an attempt to clarify criteria for diagnosing adrenal insufficiency in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, this group of French investigators serially performed both the cosyntropin stimulation test and the metyrapone stimulation test in 2 cohorts of such patients, and compared the findings with those from concurrent ICU patients without sepsis as well as a group of healthy volunteers.
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Herbal Supplements to Treat Vasomotor Symptoms; Bisphosphonates to Treat LBD, After 5 Years?; FDA Actions
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Mechanical ventilation has been evolving ever since the introduction and large scale use of iron lungs. Advances in the fields of medicine and technology have resulted in nearly an alphabet soup of modes of mechanical ventilation.
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An elderly man is found hypothermic and unresponsive in a bus station, and is brought by paramedics to the nearest hospital.