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"Proning" Benefits Patients with Severe ARDSFree

Acute respiratory distress syndrome–associated 28-day mortality was halved in patients who spent most of the day face down.

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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Tumors

Although responsible for only a small proportion of UGIB episodes, tumor-associated bleeding can cause substantial blood loss — often necessitating transfusion — and presents particular treatment challenges.

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Comorbid Illness and Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal BleedingFree

In a large case-control study, nongastrointestinal comorbidity was an independent risk factor for UGIB, with a greater contribution than other known risk factors.

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Long-Term Benefits and Risks of Methotrexate in Crohn DiseaseFree

In patients previously treated with thiopurine, risk for adverse reaction was low with methotrexate monotherapy, but so was the rate of sustained response.

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Emergency Physicians Vary in How Many Patients They Admit

This study reveals that physicians working in the same system behave very differently.

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Capnography Useful in Identifying Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

In this study, end tidal CO2 values >24.5 mm Hg excluded DKA in most hyperglycemic patients.

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Prophylactic Lidocaine After Resuscitation: What's Old Is New AgainFree

Recurrent cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia was less likely in patients who received lidocaine.

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Preventing Venous Thromboembolism After Hip ReplacementFree

Aspirin is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for extended VTE prophylaxis.

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Venous Thromboembolism in PregnancyFree

The effect of risk factors is greater postpartum than antepartum.

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Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, and Simvastatin Are Associated with Excess Risk for DiabetesFree

Using low doses of these drugs might mitigate the risk. CME

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Selective Digestive Decontamination Promotes Resistance

Use of colistin and tobramycin for selective digestive decontamination was temporally associated with a significant rise in gram-negative bacteria resistant to these agents.

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Neil H. Winawer, MD, SFHM
Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

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