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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Update: Tigecycline Injection (Tygacil)
The FDA has approved tigecycline, the first of a new class of antimicrobial agents. The drug is a novel parenteral antibiotic that is chemically similar to minocycline. It is active against a wide variety of bacteria that cause complicated intra-abdominal and complicated skin and skin structure infections including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Tigecycline is marketed by Wyeth as Tygacil. -
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Changes in Glucose Tolerance
Women with polycystic ovaries demonstrate a definite rate of worsening glucose tolerance and conversion to type 2 diabetes mellitus. -
Treating Osteoporosis with Parathyroid Hormone: When and How to Do It
Two recent studies shed further light on the short-term use of parathyroid hormone (PTH) to enhance the treatment of osteoporosis. PTH is approved for use up to 2 years in patients with moderate-to-severe osteoporosis. The anabolic bone formation induced by PTH is largely lost after stopping therapy, but is well maintained by continued therapy with a biphosphonate. PTH may be given continuously or cyclically to enhance bone formation. -
Very Close Veins Can Be a Pain
Symptoms of lower extremity venous disease are directly related to the degrees of visible and functional disease, but may occur even in legs that appear normal. -
Pearls and Pitfalls of Pediatric Assessment: Secrets for Approaching Children in the Emergency Department
While children typically have a lower severity of illness than their adult counterparts during visits to the emergency department (ED), they also present with some of the most serious illnesses. Furthermore, there are a wide range of possible illnesses with potentially devastating outcomes for children. Unfortunately, the relative rarity of critically ill or injured children means that clinical experience potentially may be lacking or even atrophied over time. -
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