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A new emergency contraceptive has been approved by the FDA that is effective up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse. Ulipristal acetate is a selective progesterone receptor modulator with partial agonist and partial antagonistic effects. It is licensed from Laboratoire HRA Pharma in France and marketed by Watson Pharma as Ella™.
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Calcium supplementation without vitamin D supplementation is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction.
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HDL-cholesterol concentrations are not predictive of residual vascular risk among patients treated with potent statin therapy who have attained very low concentrations of LDL-cholesterol.
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The ECG above was obtained from an 87-year-old woman in for her first doctor visit in several years. She reports no recent symptoms. She is on no cardioactive medications. What are your concerns?
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A Canadian study reveals that while a majority of elderly patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty did not receive home care upon discharge, those that did had longer short-term survival.
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This observational study compared simultaneous arterial and central venous blood gases in a mixed patient population and found high agreement between normal gases after the application of a predefined adjustment algorithm.
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A Canadian study reveals that while a majority of elderly patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty did not receive home care upon discharge, those that did had longer short-term survival.
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is known to be associated with troponin leaks and ST-wave depression on ECG, both potential markers of ischemia. However, the exact significance of these findings is unclear.
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For patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the optimal doses of aspirin and clopidogrel remain unknown.
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Patients undergoing major surgery tend to be older individuals with more comorbidities than the general non-surgical population.