Browsing General & Internal Medicine by Title
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(BMJ Open, 2019-06)Objectives (1) To compare changes in vulnerability after hospital discharge among older patients with cardiovascular disease who were discharged home with self-care versus a home healthcare (HHC) referral and (2) to examine ...
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(PLOS Medicine, 2019-07)Background In high-burden settings, case fatality rates are reported to be between 11% and 32% in hospitalized patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis, yet the underlying causes of mortality remain poorly characterized. ...
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(Clinicnal Case Reports, 2019-08)We report a case of noninfectious vacuolar interface dermatitis associated with colonic and perianal ulceration in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which responded to immunosuppressive treatment. ...
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(American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020-01-15)
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(Medicine, 2019-06)Studies investigating the association between transforming growth factor (TGF-beta-509C/T, rs1800469) promoter polymorphism and myocardial infarction (MI) risk reported inconsistent results. The aim of our study was to ...
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(BMJ Open, 2019-11)Introduction Non-attendance and delay in vaccination schedules remain a big challenge to healthcare workers. With the continuous growth of mobile network coverage and exponential penetration of mobile devices in the ...
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(BMJ-British Medical Journal, 2019-09-11)OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of Helicobacter pylori treatment, vitamin supplementation, and garlic supplementation in the prevention of gastric cancer. DESIGN Blinded randomized placebo controlled trial. S ...
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(Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 2020-05)Background Teduglutide response, in terms of parenteral support (PS) volume reduction, is associated with specific disease characteristics among adults with short bowel syndrome-associated intestinal failure (SBS-IF). ...
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(Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biiological Sciences and Medicall Sciences, 2019-08)Background: It is unknown whether observational studies evaluating the association between antidiabetic medications and mortality adequately account for frailty. Our objectives were to evaluate if frailty was a potential ...
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(Military Medicine, 2020-01)Introduction Given the role of perceived stress in disability and suicidality in the military, intervening early before service members become at risk for severe injuries, hospitalizations, and chronic disability could ...
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(2020-01-01)Introduction: Targeted temperature management (TTM) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has been recommended in international guidelines since 2005. The TTM-trial published in 2013 showed no difference in survival ...
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(American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020-03-01)
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(BMC Medicine, 2019-07-17)BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver illness with a genetically heterogeneous background that can be accompanied by considerable morbidity and attendant health care costs. The ...
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Interventions to prevent iatrogenic anemia: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices systematic review (Critical Care, 2019-08-09)Background As many as 90% of patients develop anemia by their third day in an intensive care unit (ICU). We evaluated the efficacy of interventions to reduce phlebotomy-related blood loss on the volume of blood lost, ...
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(Critical Care, 2019-07-23)BackgroundIntravenous fluids, an essential component of sepsis resuscitation, may paradoxically worsen outcomes by exacerbating endothelial injury. Preclinical models suggest that fluid resuscitation degrades the endothelial ...
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(BMJ Open, 2019-06)Introduction Delirium is a significant medical complication for hospitalised patients. Up to one-third of delirium episodes are preventable in older inpatients through non-pharmacological strategies that support essential ...
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(Medicine, 2019-03)Pleural effusions are a common medical problem not only for pulmonologists but also for general physicians, often needing thoracentesis for a definite diagnosis. However, thoracentesis cannot always reveal malignant cells ...
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(Critical Care Medicine, 2019-10)Objectives: To provide a concise review of the literature and data pertaining to the use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, collectively called advanced practice providers, in ICU and acute care settings. ...
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(JAMA Networks Open, 2019-08)IMPORTANCE Rotator cuff disorders remain the most common cause of shoulder pain and are among the most common reasons for patients to seek care in primary and specialty settings. Although operative and nonoperative treatments ...
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(Medicine, 2019-06)Higher trait optimism and/or lower cynical hostility are associated with healthier behaviors and lower risk of morbidity and mortality, yet their association with health care utilization has been understudied. Whether these ...