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Does MRI Have Your Patient’s Back?
MRI scan was unable to discriminate between patients with favorable outcome and those with an unfavorable outcome when conducted at 1-year follow-up in patients who were treated for sciatica and disk herniation. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full April 29, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Zolpidem and Risk of Falls in Hospitalized Patients
Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: From Diagnosis to Prognosis
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) refers to the utilization of radiotracers to image regional myocardial perfusion from coronary artery blood flow to the heart muscle. Used effectively, MPI can provide the clinician with a noninvasive technique that yields both important diagnostic and powerful prognostic information regarding the functional significance of anatomic coronary artery disease. MPI can help guide therapeutic decision-making by stratifying patients with respect to future risk for adverse outcomes. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full December 15, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
CKD: Consistency of GFR and Albuminuria as Risk Predictors; Changing Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C; Is Fructose a Primary Culprit in Obesity? -
Physicians' Own Beliefs on Goals of Care Influence Presentation of Comfort Care Option to Patient Surrogates
During family discussions, physicians who believe more strongly that life support should be withdrawn are more likely to present the option of comfort care and describe its benefits. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full February 28, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Update: Lomitapide Capsules (Juxtapid™)
The first inhibitor of the microsomal triglyceride transport protein (MTP) has been approved for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).