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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: Review of Cardiovascular Outcomes
- November 5, 2009
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Intensive control led to fewer nonfatal MIs but no change in 5-year all-cause mortality.
- Reviewing:
- Kelly TN et al. Ann Intern Med 2009 Sep 15; 151:394
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Isotretinoin and Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseFree
- November 6, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Isotretinoin use was no more common in patients with IBD than in the general population.
- Reviewing:
- Bernstein CN et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Nov; 104:2774
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome
- November 6, 2009
- Mary Wu Chang, MD
- Dermatology
A useful review offers guidance on distinguishing LAHS from other nonscarring hair loss in children.
- Reviewing:
- Cantatore-Francis JL and Orlow SJ. Arch Dermatol 2009 Oct; 145:1123
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Propranolol for Infantile Hemangioma: Safety Issues and Proposed Protocol
- November 6, 2009
- Mary Wu Chang, MD
- Dermatology
Case reports describe adverse events associated with this agent.
- Reviewing:
- Lawley LP et al. Pediatr Dermatol 2009 Sep/Oct; 26:610
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Lupus Tumidus Is a Distinct Entity
- November 6, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
A better prognosis is just one of the distinguishing features of LET.
- Reviewing:
- Schmitt V et al. Br J Dermatol 2009 Jul 7
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Induced Hypothermia After VF Cardiac Arrest Improves OutcomesFree
- November 6, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Hypothermia led to significantly better survival rates and neurological outcomes in patients with ventricular fibrillation but not in those with other initial rhythms.
- Reviewing:
- Don CW et al. Crit Care Med 2009 Sep 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Ultrasound Detects Central Line Placement and Postprocedure Pneumothorax
- November 6, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Chest x-ray missed 2 of 4 pneumothoraces and 1 of 25 misplaced catheter tips that were detected by bedside ultrasound.
- Reviewing:
- Vezzani A et al. Crit Care Med 2009 Oct 12
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
N95 Respirators or Surgical Mask for Protection from Influenza?
- November 6, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
By current knowledge, a surgical mask is sufficient. Save N95 respirators for TB and other aerosol-transmitted diseases.
- Reviewing:
- Gralton J and McLaws M-L. Crit Care Med 2009 Sep 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Dramatic Increase in Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism
- November 6, 2009
- Katherine Bakes, MD
- Emergency Medicine
The rate of pediatric VTE admissions in the U.S. increased by 70% between 2001 and 2008.
- Reviewing:
- Raffini L et al. Pediatrics 2009 Oct; 124:1001
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
BP Reduction in Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage: How Low Should We Go?
- November 6, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
This small phase I study shows that BP reduction is feasible but does not identify an optimum target level.
- Reviewing:
- Qureshi AI. Crit Care Med 2009 Sep 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Missed Opportunities to Detect Colorectal Cancer
- November 6, 2009
- Douglas K. Rex, MD
- Gastroenterology
Prior opportunities for diagnostic evaluations were missed in nearly one third of patients with newly diagnosed CRC.
- Reviewing:
- Singh H et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Oct; 104:2543