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Low-Carbohydrate Diet Increases Energy Expenditure
Consistent with the role of insulin and carbohydrate intake, a low-carbohydrate diet increases energy expenditure and facilitates the maintenance of weight loss.
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Prostatectomy Beats Watchful Waiting in Men Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer in the 1990s
In men with prostate cancer diagnosed in the 1990s (primarily by digital rectal exam), researchers found that radical prostatectomy offered an average survival benefit of 2.9 years over watchful waiting.
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A ‘Detective’ Diagnosis
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a 40-year-old man. Without the benefit of any history, how might one interpret this tracing? Is there evidence of an acute coronary syndrome? Is there a common diagnosis that potentially explains all the findings?
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Rifamycin Delayed-Release Tablets (Aemcolo)
Rifamycin is indicated for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli in adults.
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Patients Need to Rethink the ‘Quality’ in Healthcare
Increasingly, patient satisfaction is an important and commonly used surrogate marker for healthcare quality. Further, reimbursement to physicians may be based on patient satisfaction as a “quality” metric. But the evidence linking a patient’s subjective sense of satisfaction and the actual delivery of quality care remains tenuous.
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Healthcare-Associated Infections: Better, But Not There Yet
One-day prevalence studies demonstrated that there was a 16% reduction in the risk of healthcare-associated infections from 2011 to 2015.
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Factors Associated With Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
The authors of a multicenter, retrospective, cohort study from southern and eastern Europe identified predictive factors for multidrug-resistant complicated urinary tract infections.
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A Review of Updated Guidelines Regarding Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay
The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society have established updated guidelines on the evaluation and management of patients with bradycardia and conduction delays. Many key elements remain largely unchanged from prior guideline recommendations on pacemakers published in 2008 and 2012, but there are important new definitions, recommendations, and areas of emphasis.
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Omadacycline Injection and Tablets (Nuzyra)
The FDA has approved a broad-spectrum antibiotic for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.
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Nocturia: Does Salt Intake Play a Role?
Researchers suggest that excessive salt intake can contribute to urinary frequency and nocturia.