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Surprise! Lorazepam, diazepam are similarly beneficial in pediatric status epilepticus
Key clinical point: Intravenous lorazepam is not better than IV diazepam for status epilepticus in children, contrary to the conventional wisdom....
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Ottawa headache rule passes muster
Key clinical point: The freshly tweaked and prospectively validated Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule will sharply reduce the 5% rate at which...
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Infliximab monitoring during remission limits IBD flare-ups
Key clinical point: Infliximab dose adjustment based on trough concentration measures may avert flares of inflammatory bowel disease.Major finding...
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Heart failure: Quality of life, diastolic function rose with intensity-interval exercise
Key clinical point: Cardiac rehabilitation benefits systolic heart failure patients, especially those under age 65.Major finding: Quality of life...
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Obese teens heading for bariatric surgery already show kidney damage
Key clinical point: Follow-up will determine if baseline abnormalities in obese teens’ kidney function and other areas are reversible through...
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Obese Teens Heading for Bariatric Surgery Already Show Kidney Damage
Key clinical point: Follow-up will determine if baseline abnormalities in obese teens’ kidney function and other areas are reversible through...
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Eccentric exercise tamed elevated liver enzymes
Major finding: An exercise regimen of regular downhill walking for 8 weeks lowered serum alanine aminotransferase levels in overweight and obese...
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PEARL-II: Oral ‘3D’ regimen effective in hepatitis C with prior treatment failure
Major finding: Noncirrhotic patients with hepatitis C genotype 1b disease who had failed previous pegylated interferon–based therapy had a 100%...
