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Not All Delirium Findings are Ominous: The Important Role of Sedatives in Mental Status Assessment
ICU patients with initial delirium present assessment findings can transition to delirium absent when sedative infusions have been suspended, and these patients have similar outcomes when compared to patients with no delirium present findings during their ICU stay. -
Pharmacology Update: Ibrutinib Capsules (Imbruvica)
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Best Prescription Strategy for Acute Sore Throat
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Immunization of Adults — Updates
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Stanford Division of Infectious Diseases Guidelines for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)
There have been several advances in medical understanding of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of CDI since the last national guidelines were published in 2010. -
Combination Therapy for Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia Reduces Mortality
In an observational study of 205 patients with bloodstream infections caused by strains of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, mortality was higher in patients who received monotherapy vs. those treated with combination therapy (44.4% vs 27.2%, P = 0.018). -
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Ebola! Outbreak in West Africa raises Difficult Questions about Deadly Virus
In March 2014, Ebola virus infection emerged in Guinea, West Africa, and spread through communities in Guinea and Liberia. Additional reports of suspect cases in Sierra Leone and Mali are under investigation. -
Non-Oculopharyngeal Involvement in OPMD
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a rare, autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder that has recently been genetically defined and may be treatable with myoblast transplantation. -
Primary Care Reports - Full August 2014 Issue in PDF