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Left RightDiuresis-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...New once-daily beta-agonist improves lung function in COPD
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1:29 | Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastLinezolid 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...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 NewscastNEW 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...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy started 10 days or more after onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) suppresses inflammation but does not prevent coronary artery lesions, a Japanese team reports in Pediatrics online January 16.
“Physicians should therefore treat such patients with...
Ethanol locks favored for central lines in children on chronic parenteral nutrition
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1:33 | Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in
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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...
Inhaled mannitol helpful in cystic fibrosis
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1:44 | Posted on Jan 11, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term inhalation therapy with dry-powder mannitol improves lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a multinational team reports in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine online December 28.
“The safety profile was also acceptable,...
Serial change in troponin I aids in early diagnosis of MI
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Dec 30, 2011
Use PERC “with confidence” to rule-out pulmonary embolism
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Dec 28, 2011
Available TB diagnostics yield discordant results in low-risk populations: study
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Dec 28, 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
Oral 5-ASAs for ulcerative colitis may be less effective than topical or combined therapy
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Dec 9, 2011
Helium-oxygen therapy improves treatment of infants with bronchiolitis
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Dec 9, 2011
Combination therapy effective for predicted refractory Kawasaki disease
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Dec 8, 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
High-dose human regular U-500 insulin may have longer duration of action
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Nov 18, 2011
Controversial surgery doesn’t cut risk of repeat ischemic stroke
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Nov 18, 2011
Risk assessment important in VTE prophylaxis for medical inpatients
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Nov 4, 2011
IBD raises postop risk of venous thromboembolism
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Oct 20, 2011
Rapid PCR tests do not change management of acute respiratory infection in children
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Oct 19, 2011
PCR helps non-HIV pneumocystis pneumonia diagnosis
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Oct 18, 2011
Omega-3, antioxidant supplements may do more harm than good in acute lung injury
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Oct 12, 2011
Prothrombin concentrate reverses rivaroxaban anticoagulation
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Oct 11, 2011
Extended drainage after pericardiocentesis reduces recurrence of tamponade
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