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Internal Medicine Alert - Full June 29, 2010 Issue in PDF
To Drive or Not to Drive? That Is the Question
Patients with dementia and their physicians face the difficult decision to cease driving with little solid evidence to guide them.Naproxen and Esomeprazole Delayed-Release Tablets (Vimovo®)
Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
In the absence of contraindications, metformin is the preferred initial treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2). Unfortunately, monotherapy is unlikely to maintain adequate glycemic control, requiring additional treatment.PPI Use and Fracture Risk
Women who used proton pump inhibitors had a modestly increased risk of spine, forearm or wrist, and total fractures, but not hip fractures.ECG Review: RBBB Plus?
The ECG shown above was obtained from a 47-year-old woman with atypical chest pain. Is there more going on in this tracing than just the conduction defect?Internal Medicine Alert - Full June 15, 2010 Issue in PDF
Monofilament Testing for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Despite guideline recommendations to utilize monofilaments to detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy, there is a paucity of published literature to support its accuracy.Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture: Missed Opportunities
After hip fracture due to osteoporosis, only 2% of patients had ideal treatment initiated in the hospital with antiresorptive or bone-forming medications combined with calcium and vitamin DSipuleucel-T Suspension for Intravenous Infusion (Provenge®
The first immunotherapy has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of hormone-resistant prostate cancer.