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Roundworm Transmission From Dogs to Humans: Risk and Prevention
What are the risks for transmission of roundworm from an infected puppy to humans, and what preventive measures can be taken? An expert infectious disease veterinarian addresses a reader's concern.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Can Opiates Be Administered by Nebulizer?
Some clinicians are using nebulized morphine to treat pain and breathlessness in patients with COPD and CHF, but is there evidence to back that up?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Prevention Of Sudden Cardiac Death In Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Commentary from F1000
Defining high-risk patients who should have ACDs: A practice-changing study
Journal Article, May 2008
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Pain in the Cognitively Impaired Elderly: Guidance for Clinicians
What do you do when your patients can't tell you they are in pain? Can you rely on self-report of pain in patients with dementia? Learn how to ask about pain, behaviors to watch for, and other tips.
Journal Article, May 2008
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A Tale of Two Neisseria: Video Blog with Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In the face of antimicrobial treatment resistance, what are the recommended changes in prescribing related to N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Launch of Renvela for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States: An Expert Interview With Jose Arruda, MD
Medscape Nephrology interviews Jose Arruda, MD, Chief of Nephrology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, on the US launch of Renvela for chronic kidney disease.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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CME/CE
Back Pain in a 39-Year-Old Man from Guatemala
A 39-year-old Guatemalan man presents to the ED with severe and debilitating back pain. He has been previously evaluated for his back pain twice in the past few weeks. The pain is throbbing and diffuse throughout the lower back, with radiation to his left buttock and upper back, and it has been progressively worsening. Mild tenderness to palpation is noted in the midline lower back. A lumbar radiograph and a magnetic resonance imaging scan of the spine are obtained. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, May 2008
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Do Immigrants Help or Hurt US Healthcare?
Patients are not the only critical piece of the equation. A Web site that examines hot business topics in medicine offers an unusual perspective on this and other issues.
Article, May 2008
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What Should I Do When I Suspect That a Patient Is Suicidal?
I work in a primary care setting. What is the best course of action if I suspect that a patient is suicidal?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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What Is the Diagnosis of This ECG?
What clinical diagnosis can be made from this ECG tracing?
Clinical Case, May 2008
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Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned
The $30 million, NIH Phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) exposes subjects to a risky method that is known to be ineffective. The TACT should be abandoned and its origins investigated.
Article, May 2008
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What Are the Risks of Contracting MRSA From Domesticated Animals?
Is there a risk of contracting MRSA from domesticated animals? An expert answers a reader's question about disease transmission from animals to humans.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Infectious Syphilis: The Return of an Epidemic
An infectious syphilis epidemic returns to challenge public health. As past becomes present, what do clinicians need to know about this sexually transmitted infection?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Solution to "Was It the Drinking Binge?"
See if you took the right steps in diagnosing this patient case.
Clinical Case, May 2008
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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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A Closer Look at Pressure Ulcers
A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you?
Article, May 2008
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CME/CE
The Skinny on Weight Loss Supplements: Fact or Fantasy?
Patients who want to lose weight are likely to try an over-the-counter product that promises success.
Clinical Review, May 2008
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CME/CE
Current Research Initiatives in Asthma
An update on new research initiatives in asthma from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting.
Conference Coverage, May 2008
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Clopidogrel Preload Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The ARMYDA-4 and ARMYDA-5 Trials
TCT 2007: Does clopidogrel pretreatment improve outcomes and decrease platelet aggregation in a broad spectrum of patients?
Conference Coverage, May 2008
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Study of Pathology of Brain Death Patients Reveals Heterogeneity
The brain can die in many ways, but the end is the same.
Journal Article, May 2008
