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Intracerebral hemorrhage is defined as extravasation of blood into the brain parenchymal tissue or ventricles. This form of hemorrhage may be primary (as in hypertension or amyloid angiopathy) or it can be secondary to vascular lesions or coagulopathy, or trauma or tumor.
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Leonard and colleagues reviewed all the sputum specimens obtained to test for tuberculosis for nearly 4 years in a large public teaching hospital. Sensitivities of first, second, and third acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears were calculated overall and also separately for HIV-negative and HIV-positive patients.
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The FDA has asked Pfizer to withdraw valdecoxib (Bextra) from the market due to safety concerns.
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A new therapeutic agent has been approved for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration.
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Screening for bipolar disorder in primary care settings can aid in its diagnosis.
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In patients with vascular disease or diabetes mellitus, long-term vitamin E supplementation does not prevent cancer or major cardiovascular events and may increase the risk for heart failure.
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The 12-lead ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 69-year-old woman with a history of a previous large myocardial infarction. She was aware of an extra beating of her heart, but was otherwise asymptomatic at the time this tracing was recorded. How would you interpret this tracing in view of this presentation, her prior history, and the knowledge that the patient was known to have complete right bundle branch block on prior ECG?