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Concussion Overview: Risks, Management, and Current Therapies
Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury have a risk of serious short- and long-term sequelae. Concussion is a trauma-induced alteration in mental status, which does not necessarily involve loss of consciousness. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full June 15, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs
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Value of the Physical Examination in Heart Failure
The authors concluded that physical examination signs of congestion are important prognostic indicators in the modern therapeutic milieu of congestive heart failure. -
Changes in Diabetes-Related Complications in the United States
In diabetes-related complications in the United States from 1990-2010, the incidence of myocardial infarctions and death has decreased by 68%, stroke and amputation has declined by 50%, while end-stage renal disease has declined by 28%. -
Pharmacology Update: Mixed Pollen Extract Sublingual Tablets (Oralair)
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Internal Medicine Alert - Full May 29, 2014 Issue in PDF
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To D or Not to D?
The American Geriatrics Society has published guidelines on the use of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of falls in the elderly, but some researchers are not on board with this. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full June 2014 Issue in PDF
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Acute on Chronic Liver Failure: New Definition and Implications
Ascites, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy and bacterial infections are common complications experienced by patients with cirrhosis. Traditionally, when a cirrhotic patient experiences one of these complications and develops worsening liver function, he or she is diagnosed with acute on chronic liver failure.