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NSAIDs and cardiovascular risk
February 13, 2017
Clinical question: Which NSAID confers the least cardiovascular risk?
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Emergency department visits from adverse drug events
February 11, 2017
Clinical question: The purpose of this study was to describe ED visits for adverse drug events in year 2013-2014 compared to year 2005-2006 to learn changing patterns of ADEs and to help advance medication safety initiatives in outpatient settings.
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The cost of misdiagnosing cellulitis
February 10, 2017
Clinical question: What are the national health care costs of misdiagnosing cellulitis?
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Anticoagulants: more harm than good in isolated calf DVT
February 10, 2017
Clinical question: Is therapeutic anticoagulation superior to placebo in patients with symptomatic acute calf deep venous thrombosis (DVT)?
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New CF guidelines include lower sweat chloride threshold
February 7, 2017
Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) include two major changes.The first important update is that clinicians use the latest classifications of the specific CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations, from the Clinical and Functional TRansla...
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Postdischarge antibiotics for complicated pneumonia
February 7, 2017
Study shows treatment failure of complicated pneumonia is uncommon, occurs at same rate for both oral and PICC treatment.
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Article
Scholar grants help future hospitalists explore career pathways
February 7, 2017
Ernie L. Esquivel, MD, FACP, FHM’s passion for education and research leads to development of SHM student and resident programming.
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Perioperative infliximab does not increase serious infection risk
February 6, 2017
The timing of a last dose of infliximab prior to elective knee or hip replacement surgery does not appear to affect the 30-day risk of serious infection after surgery.
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Article
Lower C. difficile mortality with vancomycin than metronidazole
February 6, 2017
Clostridium difficile
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Everything We Say and Do: Use familiar terminology to allay patients’ fears
February 4, 2017
It is our responsibility to explain to patients' medical situation(s) to them in plain terms that they can comprehend.
