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Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is inextricably linked with adverse cardiovascular events including stroke, MI, hypertension (HTN), and arrhythmia. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 3, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Children with Mental Health Issues in the Emergency Department
What do parents do when their child is out of control? Often, they all end up in the ED. The child is sullen and defiant, occasionally agitated. The parents are frustrated and often at the end of their rope. So, as the emergency physician on duty, how do you evaluate this situation? -
Pharmacology Watch
Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions. -
Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction in PD with and without Dementia, and in Dementia with Lewy Bodies
The sequence of disease progression in Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is different, with earlier limbic cortical involvement in DLB. Limbic cortical involvement may explain the more severe autonomic dysfunction that occurs in DLB and PD with dementia. -
Sensory Neuronopathy: Diagnostic Criteria
Clinical criteria for sensory neuronopathy can reliably separate this syndrome from more distal, axonal syndromes. -
Why Is a Woman Different from a Man, at Least as Far as Stroke Risk?
An increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation leads to an increase in arterial territorial strokes in women. Hormonal risk factors are responsible for the increased risk of cerebral venous thrombosis in women, as compared to men. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 3, 2009 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Neurology Alert - Full August 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement