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Work-Hour Limits for Residents — But What About Attendings?
- November 9, 2009
- Neil H. Winawer, MD, FHM
- Hospital Medicine
Overnight work by attending physicians with <6 hours of sleep was associated with risk for next-day operative complications.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Prevention of Flu Transmission in Households
- November 12, 2009
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Hand hygiene and face masks can help prevent the spread of influenza.
- Reviewing:
- Cowling BJ et al. Ann Intern Med 2009 Oct 6; 151:437
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New and Unusual Pattern in S. aureus Resistance
- November 17, 2009
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Just because an organism is methicillin-susceptible doesn't mean it is vancomycin-susceptible.
- Reviewing:
- Pillai SK et al. Clin Infect Dis 2009 Oct 15; 49:1169
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Cervical Collar, Physical Therapy, or "Wait and See" for Recent-Onset Cervical Radiculopathy?
- November 10, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Pain scores were significantly lower in the collar and physical therapy groups.
- Reviewing:
- Kuijper B et al. BMJ 2009 Oct 7; 339:b3883
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Long-Acting Bronchodilators With or Without Inhaled Steroids in COPD
- November 5, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Risk for moderate COPD exacerbations, but not severe exacerbations, was lower with combined therapy.
- Reviewing:
- Rodrigo GJ et al. Chest 2009 Oct; 136:1029
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Cruise Ship Restrooms: An Exposé
- November 5, 2009
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Some are very clean, but most are not . . . until an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurs.
- Reviewing:
- Carling PC et al. Clin Infect Dis 2009 Nov 1; 49:1312
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
CADENCE: A Snapshot of Angina in Primary Care Practice
- October 14, 2009
- Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH
- Cardiology
Symptom control in patients with CAD merits more attention.
- Reviewing:
- Beltrame JF et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Sep 14; 169:1491
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Intimate Partner Violence Linked to Various Health Conditions
- October 29, 2009
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Women who reported IPV had significantly higher rates of musculoskeletal, psychosocial, and reproductive diagnoses.
- Reviewing:
- Bonomi AE et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Oct 12; 169:1692
DRUG WATCH
Zanamivir (Relenza) Must Not Be Given by NebulizationFree
- October 28, 2009
- Lynn L. Estes, PharmD
- Infectious Diseases
Ventilator obstruction was blamed for the death of a woman who received zanamivir inhalation powder that was solubilized and administered by mechanical ventilation.
- Reviewing:
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 2009 Oct 9
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Glucocorticoid Use Is Associated with Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
- October 27, 2009
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
A large case-control study suggests that glucocorticoid use is linked to AF.
- Reviewing:
- Christiansen CF et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Oct 12; 169:1677
