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A significant risk factor for ICU readmission is the illness severity (acute physiology score) associated with persistent physiological abnormalities at ICU discharge, regardless of initial ICU admission illness severity.
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Early cessation of prehospital seizures via an intramuscular injection of midazolam was at least noninferior, if not superior, to traditional intravenous lorazepam.
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Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain are often admitted to "rule out" myocardial infarction (MI). Many of the patients are subsequently found to have noncardiac causes of chest pain.
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Clinical Briefs: Refining the Relationship Between Thyroid Hormones and Left Ventricular Mass; The ORIGIN Trial: Basal Insulin vs Standard Care for Early Type 2 Diabetes; Bronchodilators in COPD and Arrhythmias
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Supplemental grape resveratrol appears to improve both inflammatory and fibrinolytic markers in patients who are on statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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The OraQuick in-home HIV-1/2 antibody test was granted market clearance by the FDA on May 15, 2012. Data presented included a < 0.1% false-positive rate and 91.7% sensitivity to correctly detect HIV infection compared to conventional ELISA performed on blood.
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THE FDA HAS APPROVED A NEW FORMULATION OF PREDNISONE for the treatment rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions in which an anti-inflammatory or immuosuppressive agent is indicated.
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Women with overactive bladder hold differing views of their treatment options in light of the severity of their symptoms as well as the risks/benefits of the modality.