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Prepare for ‘the coming tsunami’ of NAFLD
August 16, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – It’s time for primary care physicians to stop ignoring NASH, an expert says.
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Adult congenital heart disease guideline gets 10-year update, new classification system
August 16, 2018
New data in the expanding range of adults with congenital heart disease spurred a revamp of the guidelines.
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Opioids, other causes linked to shorter lifespans, rising midlife mortality
August 15, 2018
Life expectancy has dipped, and death rate for the 25-64 year age range is rising among multiple ethnic groups.
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Childhood obesity linked to severe dental infections
August 14, 2018
Diet is only one factor.
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Hospitalists target inpatient glycemic control
August 13, 2018
Hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients is an extraordinarily common and growing problem.
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Novel cEEG-based scoring system predicts inpatient seizure risk
August 10, 2018
LOS ANGELES – A validation study is currently underway on use of the 2HELPS2B scoring system to predict seizures in acutely ill hospitalized patients.
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Next-gen sputum PCR panel boosts CAP diagnostics
August 10, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – The BioFire film array panel is now before the FDA.
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Larger vegetation size associated with increased risk of embolism and mortality in infective endocarditis
August 10, 2018
In patients with infective endocarditis, does a vegetation size greater than 10 mm impart a greater embolic risk?
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Prophylactic haloperidol does not improve survival in critically ill patients
August 9, 2018
Does prophylactic use of haloperidol in critically ill patients at high risk of delirium improve survival at 28 days?
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Discharge opioid prescriptions for many surgical hospitalizations may be unnecessary
August 8, 2018
Do opioid prescriptions after surgical hospitalization correlate with opioid use immediately prior to discharge?
