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Care models reduce opioid dosage in patients with chronic pain
Care from an integrated pain team and pharmacist collaborative management each yielded similar small improvements in pain and substantial reductions in opioid dosage among U.S. veterans taking long-term opioids for chronic pain, a study found.
Studies consider cardiovascular risk prediction in women, all U.S. adults
Female-specific factors should not be used to reclassify women's cardiovascular risk when making prescribing decisions, one study noted, while a second study found that 4.3 million Americans have elevated risk for heart failure but low risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for mild dementia
A 65-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-year history of mild dementia with fluctuations in attentiveness and visual hallucinations. He has also acted out his dreams in his sleep a few times over the last 2 years. He has no history of tremor. Following a physical exam and other tests, what is the most likely diagnosis?
Hyperglycemia risk increased in COPD patients taking glucocorticoids
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that being treated with systemic glucocorticoids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with more than twofold higher risk for new-onset hyperglycemia versus no glucocorticoid treatment.
Expert clinical decision pathway details diagnosis, management of myocarditis
The guidance from the American College of Cardiology includes a five-step care pathway for myocarditis, including strategies for diagnosis, risk stratification, and surveillance, and proposes four new stages of disease classification.
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