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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: August 5, 2014
Key clinical point: Following a prescribed transition plan when switching oral anticoagulants protected most AF patients from strokes and major bl...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: August 4, 2014
Key clinical point: In children, adolescents, and young adults with AML, the addition of gemtuzumab-ozogamicin (GO) to standard chemotherapy signi...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: August 1, 2014
Key clinical point: Recent use of oral contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk.Major finding: Oral contraceptive use within the prior year ...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 31, 2014
Key clinical point: Being younger, Hispanic, or having a relatively low income were significant predictors of stopping medication for RA.Major fin...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 30, 2014
Key clinical point: Baseline MRI measures of lesion volume and brain atrophy predicted long-term clinical outcomes in patients with multiple scler...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 28, 2014
Key clinical point: Low-dose menopausal hormone therapy did not affect the progression of atherosclerosis, even when started early and continued f...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 28, 2014
Key clinical point: Enteral contrast is not of additional diagnostic benefit in appendectomy patients undergoing intravenous contrast computed tom...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 28, 2014
Key clinical point: Laparoscopic approaches are becoming standard for the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), except in cases...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 28, 2014
Key clinical point: Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome increases the risk of obesity in overweight children.Major finding: Al...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 24, 2014
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 23, 2014
Key clinical point: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs appear to be feasible for colorectal surgery patients in a community hospital ...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 23, 2014
Key clinical point: Cost-effective quality improvement programs can potentially prevent postoperative pneumonia in unventilated patients.Major fin...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 23, 2014
Key clinical point: Patients with genotype 3 hepatitis C virus infection are at significantly greater risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellu...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 21, 2014
Key clinical point: Prenatal nicotine exposure may increase the risk of pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Major finding: Children...
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- Author:
- Amy Karon
Publish date: July 17, 2014
Key Clinical Point: Use of hormonal birth control may raise the risk of gestational diabetes.Major finding: Missouri women who used hormonal birth...
