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Amitriptyline for chronic low back pain
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
Is 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) therapy noninferior to 12 months, following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with...
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Use of antipsychotics to treat delirium in the ICU
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
BANGKOK – Statin initiation upon hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke was linked to a major antiseizure benefit in a Japanese study.
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When do I stop the code?
Every physician knows how to initiate resuscitation for cardiopulmonary arrest; only a few know when to stop it.
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Increased daily water intake benefits premenopausal women with recurrent UTIs
Does increased water intake have any measurable effect on the occurrence of cystitis in premenopausal women?
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Systolic, diastolic BP each tied to adverse CV outcomes
Diastolic hypertension can’t be ignored, investigator says, though systolic ultimately has a larger impact.
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New analysis challenges fluid resuscitation guidelines for patients in shock
For children in shock, fluid resuscitation has counterproductive effects on respiratory and neurologic function.
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FDA approves Recarbrio for cUTI, cIAI treatment in adults
Recarbrio is a three-drug combined injection of imipenem/cilastatin and relebactam.
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NOACs benefit early stage chronic kidney disease patients
NOACs reduced risk of several adverse events compared with VKAs in a meta-analysis of chronic kidney disease patients.