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Lipids, Apolipoproteins, and Vascular Disease: What to Measure?
- November 24, 2009
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Either total and HDL cholesterol, or apolipoproteins, fasting or not, are equally accurate.
- Reviewing:
- Di Angelantonio E et al. for the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration. JAMA 2009 Nov 11; 302:1993
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3% Hypertonic Saline for BronchiolitisFree
- November 25, 2009
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Infants treated with hypertonic saline had outcomes similar to those treated with normal saline.
- Reviewing:
- Grewal S et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009 Nov; 163:1007
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Therapeutic Hypothermia Reduces Brain Injury in Asphyxiated Newborns
- November 25, 2009
- William P. Kanto, Jr., MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
MRI scans showed reduced brain tissue injury in infants who received therapeutic hypothermia.
- Reviewing:
- Rutherford M et al. Lancet Neurol 2009 Nov 6
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Why Children Crave Super Sweet Cereals: The Ugly Side of Advertising
- November 25, 2009
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
The least healthy cereals are the most heavily advertised to children.
- Reviewing:
- Rochman B. TIME.com. 2009 Nov 2
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Managing Sepsis and Septic ShockFree
- November 25, 2009
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In a large observational study of ICU patients, only early antibiotics and — for those with multiorgan failure — drotrecogin alfa (activated) were significantly associated with survival.
- Reviewing:
- Ferrer R et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Nov 1; 180:861
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
HIV Controllers and Long-Term Nonprogressors
- November 25, 2009
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- Infectious Diseases
HIV controllers and long-term nonprogressors represent overlapping but distinct groups.
- Reviewing:
- Okulicz JF et al. J Infect Dis 2009 Dec 1; 200:1714
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Bad Bugs and Nursing Homes
- November 25, 2009
- Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Cultures of samples obtained from nursing-home residents and from environmental surfaces yielded MRSA and multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria.
- Reviewing:
- O'Fallon E et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 Dec; 30:1172
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Epidemiology of Severe Skin and Skin-Structure Infections
- November 25, 2009
- Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Among patients hospitalized with such infections at a St. Louis teaching hospital in 2006 and 2007, most cases were healthcare associated.
- Reviewing:
- Zilberberg MD et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 Dec; 30:1203
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Epidemiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- November 25, 2009
- David A. Johnson, MD
- Gastroenterology
EoE diagnoses rose in parallel with endoscopy use during a 30-year period.
- Reviewing:
- Prasad GA et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Oct; 7:1055
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: An Update
- November 25, 2009
- David A. Johnson, MD
- Gastroenterology
A review article provides new insights into EoE biology and treatment.
- Reviewing:
- Rothenberg ME. Gastroenterology 2009 Oct; 137:1238
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Marker for Autoimmune Pancreatitis?
- November 25, 2009
- Stuart Sherman, MD
- Gastroenterology
A potential serologic marker did not completely differentiate AIP and pancreatic cancer.
- Reviewing:
- Frulloni L et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Nov 26; 361:2135