Primary Care/Hospitalist
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Internal Medicine Alert - Full December 29, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Primary Care Reports - Full January 2012 Issue in PDF
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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: A Review and Update
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune syndromes characterized by subacute or chronic muscle weakness and skeletal muscle inflammation. Of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, the best recognized subsets are polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis (IBM), and the newly described autoimmune necrotizing myopathy. -
CME Objectives\Questions
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 21, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 7, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Abstract & Commentary: Fever in Travelers After Visiting Malaria-endemic Areas
Authors from the helsinki university central hospital, a tertiary hospital in Finland, retrospectively reviewed patient records from 2005 to 2009 to define the causes of fever in returned travelers and to evaluate the diagnostic approach. The 462 records were selected through requests for malaria smears in the emergency department. -
Abstract & Commentary: B-lactam/B-lactamase Inhibitors for Treatment of Bacteremia due to ESBL-producing E.coli
A post hoc analysis was performed on patients with ESBL-EC bloodstream infections from 6 published prospective cohorts. Mortality and length of hospital stay in patients treated with BLBLI (amoxicillin-clavulanic acid or piperacillin-tazobactam) vs. carbapenem were compared in 2 cohorts: empirical therapy (ETC) and definitive therapy (DTC). Multivariate analysis was used to minimize confounding. -
Abstract & Commentary: Cytomegalovirus Persists on Surfaces, Posing Risk during Pregnancy
Seven types of common environmental surfacesrubber, glass, plastic, metal, sanded wood, cloth, and wheat crackerswere studied for recovery of ~200 viable virions of CMV strain AD 169 applied to 2 cm2 replicates on each surface. Virus was applied in 200 µL aliquots of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). -
Physician Protect Thyself (and Your Patients and Coworkers)!
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC has updated their recommendations for immunization of health care providers (HCP) against communicable infectious diseases.