The FDA has approved a new anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 68-year-old man admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for a drug overdose. In view of his ECG, what vital sign needs to be checked? How many ECG findings consistent with this patients clinical condition can you identify?
Continuing smokers from the Lung Health Study 1 followed for a period of 11 years demonstrated a greater decline in lung function when compared to sustained quitters.
SSRIs increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and this effect is potentiated by concomitant NSAID or aspirin use.
The excess risk of Achilles tendon disorders attributable to fluoroquinolone use was estimated to be 3.2 cases per 1000 patient-years, with most of that increase accounted for by patients 60 years of age and older who concomitantly receive corticosteroids.
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Thiazide diuretics should be the first-step antihypertensives because they are less expensive and more effective than calcium channel blockers or ace inhibitors.
