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DDW: VIDEO: What we don’t know in the management of liver disease and coagulopathy
WASHINGTON – Your patient has cirrhosis, platelets 60,000 mm3, an INR of 2.0, serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL, and requires an endoscopic retrograde...
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DDW: Barrett’s ‘indefinite for dysplasia’ may be cancer harbinger
A diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus “indefinite for dysplasia” may be an indicator of increased risk for progression to high-grade dysplasia or...
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DDW: Significant worker productivity gains with newer hepatitis C drugs
Key clinical point: Achieving a cure in hepatitis C infection could result in significant economic gains from improved worker productivity. Major...
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AAN: Finding ways to improve door-to-needle times in stroke treatment
A streamlined emergency care service and a low-cost, tablet-based mobile telestroke system are two examples of shortening the time it takes for...
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DDW: Biologic agents improve Crohn’s disease picture
The course of Crohn’s disease has changed for the better since the introduction of biological therapies and other treatments in the late 1990s,...
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AAN: Adjunctive perampanel reduces tonic-clonic seizures in refractory patients
The antiepileptic drug perampanel cut the frequency of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures by 50% versus placebo in patients who were...
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DDW: Statin use associated with significantly lower risk of new-onset IBD
A prescription for a statin was associated with about a 40% lower risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease in a study that evaluated data from...
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Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration
Heavier individuals are more likely to have disc degeneration, disc herniation, and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine seen on MRI, compared with...
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Consider laser ablation therapy for treatment of benign thyroid nodules
Laser ablation therapy was a safe and effective treatment option for benign thyroid nodules in a large series involving eight Italian centers.
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Botox treatments improve urinary incontinence in neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Key clinical point: OnabotulinumtoxinA injections produced a consistent and significant improvement in urinary incontinence in patients with...
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PAS: Intestinal barrier altered by early feeding, antibiotic exposures
Key clinical point: Intestinal barrier maturation in preterm infants may be altered by feeding and antibiotics exposures. Major finding: Infants...