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News
MIPS: Nearly all eligible clinicians got a bonus for 2018
July 23, 2019
Exceeding the performance threshold resulted in a bonus to fee schedule payments in 2018.
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Amitriptyline for chronic low back pain
July 23, 2019
Is a low-dose tricyclic antidepressant effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain?
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Shorter vs. longer DAPT following coronary stent placement
July 22, 2019
Is 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) therapy noninferior to 12 months, following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with placement of second-generation drug-eluting stents?
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Use of antipsychotics to treat delirium in the ICU
July 19, 2019
Does management of ICU delirium with either typical or atypical antipsychotic medications result in a shorter duration of delirium?
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Statins crush early seizure risk poststroke
July 18, 2019
BANGKOK – Statin initiation upon hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke was linked to a major antiseizure benefit in a Japanese study.
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Opinion
When do I stop the code?
July 18, 2019
Every physician knows how to initiate resuscitation for cardiopulmonary arrest; only a few know when to stop it.
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News
Increased daily water intake benefits premenopausal women with recurrent UTIs
July 18, 2019
Does increased water intake have any measurable effect on the occurrence of cystitis in premenopausal women?
News
Systolic, diastolic BP each tied to adverse CV outcomes
July 17, 2019
Diastolic hypertension can’t be ignored, investigator says, though systolic ultimately has a larger impact.
News
New analysis challenges fluid resuscitation guidelines for patients in shock
July 17, 2019
For children in shock, fluid resuscitation has counterproductive effects on respiratory and neurologic function.
News
NOACs benefit early stage chronic kidney disease patients
July 15, 2019
NOACs reduced risk of several adverse events compared with VKAs in a meta-analysis of chronic kidney disease patients.
