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Effects of salt substitutes on clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author/s: Yin, X., Rodgers, A., Perkovic, A., Huang, L., Li, K., Yu, J., Wu, Y., Wu, J. H. Y., Marklund, M., Huffman, M. D., Miranda, J. J., Di Tanna, G. L., Labarthe, D., Elliott, P., Tian, M., Neal, B.

Objectives The Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) recently reported blood pressure-mediated benefits of a potassium-enriched salt substitute on cardiovascular outcomes and death. This study assessed the effects of salt substitutes on a breadth of outcomes to quantify the consistency of the...

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hypertension meta-analysis stroke Salt Substitutes blood pressure

Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection

Author/s: Sehgal, K., Cifu, A. S., Khanna, S.

GUIDELINE TITLE ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention,
Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections
RELEASE DATE May 18, 2021
PRIOR VERSION 2013
DEVELOPER American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
FUNDING SOURCE ACG
TARGET POPULATION Adults...

Fixed drug eruption

Author/s: Chou, Yu-Ju, Chang, Hua-Ching

A 31-year-old woman presented to the dermatology department with an asymptomatic erythematous patch on the dorsum of her right foot.
Keywords/Tags:
drug eruptions asymptomatic erythematous doxycycline

Occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis after polyurethane adhesive exposure

Author/s: Arbaaz, Hasany, Aasim, Tarlo, Susan M.

Key points
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a type of interstitial lung
disease that requires early diagnosis and treatment as it may
lead to progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
• An occupational history is essential when evaluating patients
with respiratory symptoms....

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adhesives Polyurethanes pneumonitis Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

The Effectiveness of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain: An Updated Systematic Review with Single-Arm Meta-analysis

Author/s: Conger, A., Burnham, T. R., Clark, T., Teramoto, M, McCormick, Z. L.

Objective. To provide an estimate of the effectiveness of basivertebral nerve (BVN) radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to
treat vertebrogenic low back pain (LBP). Design. Systematic review with single-arm meta-analysis. Population.
Persons 18 years of age with chronic LBP associated with...

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Endplate Vertebrogenic Discogenic Modic Ablation

Therapy for Mild to Moderate Asthma

Author/s: Gray, S. E., Cife, A. S., Press, V. G.

GUIDELINE TITLE Global Strategy for Asthma Management
and Prevention (GINA Strategy Report)
RELEASE DATE April 26, 2021
PRIOR VERSION April 3, 2020
DEVELOPER AND FUNDING SOURCE The Global Initiative for
Asthma (GINA)
TARGET POPULATION Patients aged 12 y with...

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asthma Mild to Moderate Asthma therapy recommendations Asthma Therapy

Women’s health update: A literature review impacting primary care

Author/s: Dolan, B. M., Merriam, S., Prifti, C. A., Walsh, J. M.

The authors review studies on key issues in women’s health with potential impact on internal medicine practice. The reviewed articles discuss cardiovascular disease risks, bone health, breast cancer genetics, cervical cancer prevention, depression in the peripartum period, pelvic pain, and...

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Women's Health primary care Literature Review Internal Medicine Practice Disease Risks

Gabapentin Increasingly Implicated in Overdose Deaths

Author/s: Kuehn, B. M.

Gabapentin Increasingly Implicated
in Overdose Deaths
Postmortem toxicology tests detected gabapentin in almost 1 in 10 US overdose deaths
between 2019 and 2020.In about half of the
cases, a medical examiner or coroner ruled
the drug was a cause of the death,...

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gabapentin Insurance Benefits Off-Label Use Drug Overdose

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception With Contraceptive Implants and Intrauterine Devices

Author/s: Averbach, S., Hofler, L.

Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including contraceptive implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), is highly effective, with typical-use failure rates of less than 1 pregnancy per 100 person-years of use.1 Fertility returns rapidly after discontinuation of LARC.
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contraception Contraceptive Implants Intrauterine Devices

Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment

Author/s: Knowles, C. H., Cohen, R. C.

Chronic anal pain is diffi cult to diagnose and treat, especially with no obvious anorectal cause apparent on clinical examination. This review identifi es 3 main diagnostic
categories for chronic anal pain: local causes, functional
anorectal pain, and neuropathic pain syndromes....

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Anal Pain Causes diagnosis treatment chronic pain

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