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Month: August 2009

Psychological insulin resistance: patient beliefs and implications for diabetes management.

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Posted on August 30, 2009

Neutropenic enterocolitis.

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Posted on August 30, 2009

Prevention of perioperative atrial fibrillation with betablockers in coronary surgery: betaxolol versus metoprolol.

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Posted on August 30, 2009

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Mechanisms of resistance and implications for treatment.

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Posted on August 30, 2009

Antithrombotic management of patients with prosthetic heart valves: current evidence and future trends.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Diabetes and acute coronary syndromes.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Invasive mold infections: recent advances in management approaches.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Clinical efficacy of intravenous ciprofloxacin in patients with biliary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial with carbapenem as comparator.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Prevalence of mid-gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute overt gastrointestinal bleeding: multi-center experience with 1,044 consecutive patients.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

What’s growing on your stethoscope? (And what you can do about it).

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: the Project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Tight glucose control in critically ill patients: should glucose meters be used?

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Drug-induced liver injury: is it somehow foreseeable?

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Transdermal fentanyl in cachectic cancer patients.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Classification of pain in cancer patients–a systematic literature review.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Antimicrobial use: risk driver of multidrug resistant microorganisms in healthcare settings.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Care bundles: the holy grail of infectious risk management in hospital?

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: a meta-analysis of 17 randomized trials.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Effects of shift length on quality of patient care and health provider outcomes: systematic review.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Advances in antibacterial therapy against emerging bacterial pathogens.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Neutropenic fever syndromes in patients undergoing cytotoxic therapy for acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Myelodysplastic syndromes.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

The impact of selecting a high hemoglobin target level on health-related quality of life for patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis.

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Posted on August 29, 2009

Warm and fuzzy hospitalists.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Early diagnosis of myocardial infarction with sensitive cardiac troponin assays.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Sensitive troponin I assay in early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Proton pump inhibitors for gastroduodenal damage related to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or aspirin: twelve important questions for clinical practice.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Rifaximin pharmacology and clinical implications.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Thiazolides: a new class of antiviral drugs.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Clostridium difficile 30 years on: what has, or has not, changed and why?

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Posted on August 28, 2009

The treatment of hyponatremia.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Cancer-induced hypercalcemia.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Amyloidosis.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

What is the optimal therapy for patients with H5N1 influenza?

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Neurobiology of depression, fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Reactive arthritis: clinical aspects and medical management.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

Antifungal treatment for invasive Candida infections: a mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis.

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Posted on August 28, 2009

New anticoagulants: focus on venous thromboembolism.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Study on the use of drugs in patients with enteral feeding tubes.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide in noncardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Aldosterone-receptor antagonism in hypertension.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

The primacy of basics in advanced life support.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Assessment of right ventricular function.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Fosfomycin for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli: a systematic review of microbiological, animal and clinical studies.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

The use of renal replacement therapy in acute decompensated heart failure.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Gasping during cardiac arrest.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Defibrillation in clinical practice.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

First-line drugs for hypertension.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Medical treatment of hypercalcaemia.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Treatment for avascular necrosis of bone in people with sickle cell disease.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Treatment blood pressure targets for hypertension.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Heparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in general medical patients (excluding stroke and myocardial infarction).

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Venous access: a practical review for 2009.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Characteristics of patients with cirrhosis who are discharged from the hospital against medical advice.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Economic and clinical impact of inpatient diabetic hypoglycemia.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Isotonic and hypertonic crystalloid solutions in the critically ill.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Monitoring fluid therapy.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Role of carvedilol controlled-release in cardiovascular disease.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Anticoagulation for the long-term treatment of VTE in patients with cancer.

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Posted on August 27, 2009

Patient-level pooled analysis of the effect of tiotropium on COPD exacerbations and related hospitalisations.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Clinical assessment of hemodynamically unstable patients.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

The evolving ecology of risk for hospitalized dialysis patients.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Daily ratings measures of alcohol craving during an inpatient stay define subtypes of alcohol addiction that predict subsequent risk for resumption of drinking.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Viral loads and duration of viral shedding in adult patients hospitalized with influenza.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient Review.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

In search of sleep.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Should We Manage Patients With Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Renal Failure With an Invasive Strategy?

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Risk factors for rebleeding after angiographically negative acute gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Influence of Renal Function on the Effects of Early Revascularization in Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Data From the Swedish Web-System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART).

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Posted on August 26, 2009

The accuracy of physicians’ perceptions of patients’ suffering: findings from two teaching hospitals.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Sodium bicarbonate for prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Severity of illness scoring systems in patients with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia: implications for the intensive care unit care.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Cardioprotection with beta-blockers: myths, facts and Pascal’s wager.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Defining the length of stay following percutaneous coronary intervention: an expert consensus document from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Guidelines for managing conscientious objection to blood transfusion.

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Posted on August 26, 2009

Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Antibiotics for treating chronic osteomyelitis in adults.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Antidepressants and falls in the elderly.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Managing asthma in primary care: putting new guideline recommendations into context.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Treatment of chronic non-malignant pain in the elderly: safety considerations.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Dilated cardiomyopathy: a review.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

What to do when warfarin therapy goes too far.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Usage of megestrol acetate in the treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome in the elderly.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Serum urate during acute gout.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Introducing a simplified approach to insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes: a comparison of two single-dose regimens of insulin glulisine plus insulin glargine and oral antidiabetic drugs.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Pioglitazone and cardiovascular risk. A comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Comparison of twice-daily injections of biphasic insulin lispro and basal-bolus therapy: glycaemic control and quality-of-life of insulin-naïve type 2 diabetic patients.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Atrial fibrillation in the elderly.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Oral antiplatelet therapy in the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Cocaine cardiotoxicity: a review of the pathophysiology, pathology, and treatment options.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Clinical outcomes and therapeutic strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction according to renal function: data from the Korean Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Intensive pharmacologic treatment in patients with acute non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who did not undergo percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Rivaroxaban: an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor for the prevention of thromboembolism.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Evaluation of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting.

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Posted on August 25, 2009

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism.

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Posted on August 24, 2009

“HAND ME AN ISOBAR”: a pilot study of an evidence-based approach to improving shift-to-shift clinical handover.

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Posted on August 24, 2009

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