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Hospital Medicine Alert - Full December 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Internal Medicine Alert - Full November 15, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Alternative Medicine Alert - Full December 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Cardiology Alert - Full December 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Neurology Alert - Full December, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Intensive Lipid Lowering in ACS Patients Undergoing PCI
Intensive lipid lowering with statin therapy (atorvastatin 80 mg) in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) resulted in improved outcomes compared to treatment with moderate lipid lowering (pravastatin 40 mg) in the PROVE-IT TIMI-22 study (Cannon et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;350:1495-1504), which included patients treated conservatively, as well as those treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). -
Continuing Low-dose Aspirin with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding was increased in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease when daily low-dose aspirin was continued along with proton-pump inhibitors, but overall mortality was significantly less during the 8-week follow-up. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full March, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacokinetics of IV Immunoglobulins and Outcome in GBS
Fixed dose of IVIg may not be effective in all patients with GBS. -
Lending a (Clean) Hand: Improving Hand-hygiene Practices
When ICU practitioners worked under senior clinicians who modeled good hand-hygiene practices, their own behavior with respect to hand hygiene improved.