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Left RightSilent brain infarctions not an independent risk factor for recurrent stroke
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1:43 | Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with a recent non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke who are found to have a silent brain infarction (SBI) on MRI are not at significantly increased risk of second strokes compared to similar patients without...Increased risk of bleeding complications when aspirin discontinued close to combined bypass and valve surgery
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1:26 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, SurgeryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of aspirin within 5 days of combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, compared with earlier...Diuresis-hydration prevents contrast-induced nephropathy, N-acetylcysteine does not
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1:17 | Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in Cardiology, Critical Care, Hospitalist, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – N-acetylcysteine is increasingly used to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) but it is not effective, according to a paper in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions for January, while another article in the journal...Linezolid has benefits in MRSA nosocomial pneumonia: study
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1:41 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Critical Care, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacists, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), linezolid is more effective and better tolerated than the gold standard vancomycin, according to a randomized controlled trial. MRSA...Beta-blocker continuation after surgery linked to better outcomes
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1:28 | Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in Cardiology, Critical Care, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, SurgeryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on beta-blockers who undergo surgery are nearly twice as likely to experience adverse events in the following months if beta-blockers are discontinued, investigators report in the Archives of Surgery online...
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Study challenges potassium guidelines in acute MI
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1:31 | Posted on Jan 13, 2012 in
Cardiology, Critical Care, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Data released online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association challenge current guidelines for maintaining potassium levels immediately after a heart attack.
Clinical practice guidelines from major medical societies call for potassium to be kept above 4.0 mEq/L...
Ethanol locks favored for central lines in children on chronic parenteral nutrition
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1:33 | Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in
Critical Care, Hospitalist, Neonatology, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with intestinal failure who are dependent on parenteral nutrition through an indwelling central venous catheter, the use of ethanol locks rather than conventional heparin locks reduces the number of catheter-related bloodstream infections and catheter...
Serial change in troponin I aids in early diagnosis of MI
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1:55 | Posted on Dec 30, 2011 in
Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients presenting with chest pain, troponin I levels measured on admission and at 3 hours reliably rule out or rule in acute MI — whether measured with a high sensitivity assay or a standard contemporary assay, a German team reports in the Journal of the American...
Use PERC “with confidence” to rule-out pulmonary embolism
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Dec 28, 2011
Macrolide antibiotics associated with better outcomes of acute lung injury
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Dec 21, 2011
Hyperkalemia common in older heart failure patients on intensive therapy
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Dec 19, 2011
Best methods to screen for swallowing difficulties after acute stroke identified
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Dec 15, 2011
Sildenafil may be effective for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Dec 13, 2011
Inhaled antibiotic combo promising antipseudomonal in cystic fibrosis patients
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Dec 12, 2011
High-dose daptomycin an option in cardiac device-related endocarditis
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Dec 12, 2011
Antenatal steroid exposure improves outcomes in very preterm infants
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Dec 9, 2011
Combination therapy effective for predicted refractory Kawasaki disease
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Dec 8, 2011
Withholding thienopyridines advised before cardiac surgery
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Dec 6, 2011
Daptomycin may be indicated for MRSA with high vancomycin MICs
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Dec 5, 2011
PPI best for preventing GI bleeding in patients with ACS or STEMI
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Dec 2, 2011
Ulinastatin useful up front for Kawasaki disease: study
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Dec 2, 2011
‘Clinically prudent’ to start a statin early during hospital stay for ischemic stroke
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Nov 23, 2011
Beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combos may be effective against virulent E. coli
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Nov 22, 2011
Cutting balloons may clear stubborn pulmonary artery stenosis in children
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Nov 21, 2011
Risk assessment important in VTE prophylaxis for medical inpatients
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Nov 4, 2011
CPAP an ‘appealing’ initial respiratory management approach in preemies
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Oct 31, 2011
Isotonic fluids best after surgery in children: study
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