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Scenario: Interpret the lead MCL-1 rhythm strip shown above. Can you explain the irregularity?
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A retrospective survey of 744 Dutch and Belgian travelers who had ventured to 2500 m (8200 feet) or higher revealed that 25% developed acute mountain sickness. Only half of this group had followed pre-travel advice regarding altitude sickness, and few took preventive acetazolamide.
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Rapid influenza diagnostic tests have modest sensitivity and high specificity.
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The FDA has approved an extended-release, once-daily, dipeptidyl-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor in combination with metformin for adults with type 2 diabetes. Janumet XR combines sitagliptin and metformin. The new combination is the second such product joining Kombiglyze XR, which combines saxagliptin and metformin. Janumet XR is marketed by Merck & Co., Inc.
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The choice of if and when to employ pharmacotherapy in the management of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not an easy one.
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More than half of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery and polysomnography had obstructive sleep apnea, which was associated with an increased risk of perioperative complications, including hypoxemia, ICU transfer, and prolonged length of stay.
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Two ICU patients experienced respiratory arrest while receiving polymyxin. Given the recent resurgence of use of this antibiotic and its close relative colistin to treat gram-negative infections resistant to newer agents, clinicians should be aware of this infrequent but long-known and potentially fatal adverse effect.
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Infection is the second leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients, with mortality rates ranging from 12-36% in this vulnerable population.