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For-profit ownership, larger hospital size, and greater ICU use in the last 6 months of life was associated with increased rates of feeding tube insertion in nursing home residents with dementia who were admitted to acute care hospitals.
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The FDA has approved a new inhaled antibiotic to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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While there are no easy remedies for idiopathic muscle cramps, physicians can consider vitamin B complex and diltiazem. Quinine should be avoided unless symptoms are severe and the patient has exhausted all other remedies.
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Because of cost savings and quicker appointment times, patients find retail clinics attractive alternatives when faced with minor illnesses.
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The role of statins in treatment of dyslipidemia is well established. There are, however, limitations of statins: Residual risk is substantial, not all persons can tolerate statins, and, even with full-dose statin treatment, some patients do not achieve lipid goals.
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FDA is reviewing safety of TZDs; SSRI use with tamoxifen; Metformin smells like fish; FDA Actions.
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Haiti is one of the poorer countries in the world, with the highest per-capita rate of tuberculosis (TB) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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A once-daily controlled-release formulation of hydromorphone has been approved by the FDA.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a 54-year-old woman with shortness of breath. What pulmonary findings on ECG might explain her symptoms?
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Middle-aged men who are overweight or obese, with or without the metabolic syndrome, are at increased risk for cardiovascular events and total death.