Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Glucagon role in DM 2 and the actions of drugs that modulate glucagon

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Free full text review here .
Monday, September 10, 2018

Tamsulosin and passage of renal stones

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No significant benefit in a randomized trial .
Sunday, September 09, 2018

Experimental weight gain associated with BP increase

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It correlated with visceral fat accumulation .
Saturday, September 08, 2018

Drug induced lupus

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It used to be procainamide, hydralazine and INH but things have since shifted .
Friday, September 07, 2018

Outcomes after decompression cranieotomy

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From a review : Abstract: Purpose of review There is little doubt that decompressive craniectomy can...
Thursday, September 06, 2018

Myocardial dysfunction in sepsis

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Both systolic and diastolic dysfunction occur. Diastolic dysfunction seems to be more associated with mortality . Ionotropi...
Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Another review on acute pancreatitis

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Form the paper : Purpose of review Acute pancreatitis is a common condition that affects patients with varyi...
Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Concerns about adverse effects of PPIs: current status

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From a recent free full text review in Mayo Clinic Proceedings : First introduced in 1989, proton pump inhibitors (...
Monday, September 03, 2018

Andexxa approved for reversal of NOACs (direct Xa infibitors)

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From Medical Letter cited by JAMA .
Sunday, September 02, 2018

Thrombocytopenia does not predict bleeding in cirrhosis

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Form the PRO-LIVER study .
Saturday, September 01, 2018

The EMR and other “systems improvements”: unfounded optimism

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Despite repeated failures, we are on the cusp of positive results according to this piece .
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Friday, August 31, 2018

What is the clinical spectrum and what are the mechanisms of thalamic infarct

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This free full text review is dated but helpful .

Give doctors tools, not rules

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Matthew Hahn on the phony baloney of “value based” care .
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Post arrest PCI: the earlier the better

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From a recent study : Background Timely post-resuscitation coronary reperfusion therapy is recommended; howe...

UAMS Grand Rounds video archives

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For archived events prior to 4/19/18 click here . 8/2/18 Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis . Michael Saccente MD 7/26/1...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Update on neurosarcoidosis

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From a recent review : Recent findings Clinical presentation is heterogeneous with most patients presenting ...
Friday, August 10, 2018

The neuropsychology of morbid obesity

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Several cognitive defects noted in this study .
Thursday, August 09, 2018

Neuropsychiatric complications of dopaminergic therapy

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As pointed out in this free full text review the neuropsychiatric side effects go beyond impulsive gambling to a variety of ...
Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Is there an association between COPD and NAFLD?

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From a recent paper : Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is independently linked to cardiomet...
Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Narcolepsy: an autoimmune disease?

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From a recent review : Recent findings Both genetic and epidemiological evidence point towards an autoimmune mechanism in t...