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Accuracy and Value of 64-Slice Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography
Compared with invasive coronary angiography, coronary computed tomographic angiography demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for detection of obstructive coronary stenosis and a 99% negative predictive value. -
Antibiotics for Diverticulitis: Pick Your Route of Delivery
Oral antibiotics were not found to be inferior to intravenous antibiotics in the treatment of clinically diagnosed acute diverticulitis. -
Statins in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Are We Ready?
Use of statins as primary prevention in healthy people with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein without hyperlipidemia may reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events. -
Full April 29, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Most type 2 diabetics (DM2) who undergo bariatric surgery enjoy a prompt reversal or at least a substantial diminution of their dysglycemia. -
Critical Care Alert May 2009 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: FDA Warning: Pharmaceuticals in "Natural" Products
In this issue: Aspirin dose and cardioprotection; uncovering modafinil's abuse potential; proton-pump inhibitors and clopidogrel; FDA actions. -
Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure: Importance of the Interface
In the application of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the management of patients with acute respiratory failure, Fraticelli and colleagues at Henri Mondor Hospital in Créteil, France, sought to determine the clinical effects of using interfaces with varying dead space and other features. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Special Feature: Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Concise Summary for the Non-cardiologist
Patients with acute coronary syndrome present one of the most common admission diagnoses in the intensive care unit. For non-cardiology intensivists, the ever-evolving treatment algorithms present a challenging body of literature on which to remain current.