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View article: Factors Influencing Internal Medicine Resident Beta-Blocker Discontinuation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Factors Influencing Internal Medicine Resident Beta-Blocker Discontinuation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Open
Drivers of inpatient beta blocker discontinuation should be considered by internal medicine training programs and heart failure guideline writers when opportunities arise to enact practice changes that align with evidence.
View article: Varicose veins
Varicose veins Open
A 60-year-old man weighing 154 lb (70 kg) presented to his primary care physician with a 20-year history of slowly worsening prominent veins in both lower limbs (Figure 1).He described intense pruritis and swelling of the ankles and pretib…
View article: Nocardia brain abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report
Nocardia brain abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report Open
Background Nocardia are aerobic Gram-positive bacilli that can invade multiple organ systems, including the brain and lungs. It is most frequently found in patients who are immunocompromised. Invasive nocardial disease is a potentially lif…
View article: Myositis-specific antibodies identify a distinct interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features phenotype
Myositis-specific antibodies identify a distinct interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features phenotype Open
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) characterises individuals with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and features of connective tissue disease (CTD) who fail to satisfy CTD criteria. Inclusion of myositis-specific antibodi…
View article: Family History of Pulmonary Fibrosis as a Predictor of Survival in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Family History of Pulmonary Fibrosis as a Predictor of Survival in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease Open
View article: Derivation and Validation of a Diagnostic Prediction Tool for Interstitial Lung Disease
Derivation and Validation of a Diagnostic Prediction Tool for Interstitial Lung Disease Open
View article: Therapeutic hypothermia and mortality in the intensive care unit: systematic review and meta-analysis
Therapeutic hypothermia and mortality in the intensive care unit: systematic review and meta-analysis Open
This meta-analysis suggests that after decades of extensive research, TH has yet to show a beneficial effect on mortality across different critical care diseases.
View article: Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease
Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease Open
View article: Syphilis as Athlete’s Foot: “The Great Imitator” Strikes Again
Syphilis as Athlete’s Foot: “The Great Imitator” Strikes Again Open
View article: ANTI-FIBROTIC THERAPY MODULATES MORTALITY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH CIRCULATING PLASMA BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS
ANTI-FIBROTIC THERAPY MODULATES MORTALITY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH CIRCULATING PLASMA BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS Open