Neurology
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Blood test may reveal brain injury
Levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) are lowest in patients with nonconcussive body...
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CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
Clinical
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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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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CDC: Look for early symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis, report suspected cases
The average age of a patient diagnosed with AFM is 5 years
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Almost one-third of ED patients with gout are prescribed opioids
A diagnosis of diabetes or polyarticular gout attack, and prior opioid use were all associated with a more than 100% higher odds of opioid...
Clinical
The hospitalist role in treating opioid use disorder
Treatment of opioid use disorder is critical and something that hospitalists should be trained and engaged in.
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Lipoprotein(a) levels tied to higher ischemic stroke risk
High levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and LPA genotypes were linked to increased ischemic stroke risk in a recent large, contemporary general...
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Subset of patients benefits from in-hospital sleep apnea screening
SAN ANTONIO – Readmission rates can be reduced in hospitalized cardiac patients who use CPAP consistently.
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Opioid use curbed with patient education and lower prescription quantities
Postsurgery patients given education on opioids and prescribed fewer tablets took less medication.