Hospital Medicine: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

H. pylori and Gastric Cancer

• October 30, 2009
• David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)
• Gastroenterology

Eradication of H. pylori infection did not significantly reduce the incidence of gastric cancer.

• Reviewing:
• Mabe K et al., World J Gastroenterol 2009 Sep 14; 15:4290

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Chest X-Ray Abnormalities Associated with H1N1 Influenza Infection

• October 30, 2009
• Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH
• Emergency Medicine

Patchy consolidation, often bilateral, was the most common finding.

• Reviewing:
• Agarwal PP et al., AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009 Oct 12

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Chest Compression Fraction and Survival from Cardiac ArrestFree

• October 30, 2009
• Aaron E. Bair, MD, MSc, FAAEM, FACEP
• Emergency Medicine

Minimizing interruption of chest compressions is associated with improved survival.

• Reviewing:
• Christenson J et al., Circulation 2009 Sep 29; 120:1241

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Intranasal Naloxone Is Effective for Opioid Overdose

• October 30, 2009
• Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
• Emergency Medicine

Time from patient contact to clinical response was the same with intranasal and intravenous naloxone.

• Reviewing:
• Robertson TM et al., Prehosp Emerg Care 2009 Oct-Dec; 13:512

FEATURE

Screening for Prostate and Breast Cancers

• October 29, 2009
• Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
• General Medicine

Have the benefits been overstated?

• Reviewing:
• Esserman L et al., JAMA 2009 Oct 21; 302:1685

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections: The Surge Continues

• October 28, 2009
• Larry M. Baddour, MD
• Infectious Diseases

The incidence of infection is increasing faster than the rate of implantation.

• Reviewing:
• Voigt A et al., Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2009 Sep 30

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

HLA-DR Recovery and Risk for Secondary Infections in Sepsis

• October 28, 2009
• Thomas Glück, MD
• Infectious Diseases

Slow recovery of depressed HLA-DR was associated with increased risk for secondary infections.

• Reviewing:
• Lukaszewicz A-C et al., Crit Care Med 2009 Oct; 37:2746

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Tiotropium Attenuates Symptoms in Moderate COPD but Does Not Slow Progression

• October 27, 2009
• Bruce Soloway, MD
• General Medicine

Tiotropium can be as effective for patients with early-stage COPD as it is for patients with more-severe disease.

• Reviewing:
• Decramer M et al., Lancet 2009 Oct 3; 374:1171 Davies L and Calverley PMA., Lancet 2009 Oct 3; 374:1129

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Depression Is Bad for Your Heart

• October 26, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD
• Psychiatry

And attaining remission significantly improves mortality risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

• Reviewing:
• Glassman AH et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Sep; 66:1022

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Getting Stroke Patients to the Hospital Sooner

• October 23, 2009
• J. Stephen Bohan, MD, MS, FACP, FACEP
• Emergency Medicine

Surprisingly, only women responded to an intervention aimed at recognizing stroke symptoms and calling emergency medical services.

• Reviewing:
• Müller-Nordhorn J et al., Arch Intern Med 2009 Sep 14; 169:1484