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This study compared outcomes in 330 patients who were managed with mobility therapy (n = 165) vs usual care (n = 165) in a medical ICU. Patients were prospectively enrolled within 48 hours of intubation and 72 hours of ICU admission.
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Strong evidence was found that slow gait speed, low physical activity, and weight loss are key indicators of frailty, which is associated with chronic disability, long-term nursing home stays, injurious falls, and death.
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The JUPITER trial causes a stir; ACP practice guideline for antidepressant use; testosterone for low libido; continued shortage of Hib vaccine; FDA Actions.
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The lead II rhythm strip shown above was obtained from an elderly patient with shortness of breath. How wide is the QRS complex?
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The FDA has approved a new muscarinic receptor antagonist for the treatment of overactive bladder.
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Older men with early stage prostate cancer had survival similar to those without cancer; for two-thirds of these men, cardiovascular diseases and other cancers were more likely to cause death than prostate cancer.
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Most deaths due to overdose in West Virginia involved men who took opioids that were not prescribed for them.