General Medicine Classics

1. The ABCD2 score is a validated clinical tool that estimates the short-term risk of stroke following a transient ischemic...

1. The Child-Pugh score, derived from five clinical and lab measures (bilirubin, albumin, INR/prothrombin time, ascites, encephalopathy), is widely used...

1. In adults undergoing noncardiac surgery, perioperative β-blocker therapy with extended-release metoprolol significantly reduced nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) risk but...

1. Intensive glycemic control in critically ill patients significantly increases 90-day mortality when compared to conventional glycemic control. 2. The...

1. Previous studies suggest that intensive blood glucose control reduces the risk of microvascular complications, though questions remained regarding the...

This study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark Trials,...

The following study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Radiology: Summaries of Clinically Relevant...

1. Postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer randomized to anastrazole as first-line therapy experienced an increase in time to progression...

1. LCZ696, a combination of valsartan with a neprilysin inhibitor, significantly reduced the risk of death from cardiovascular causes and...

1. The use of loop diuretics in acute decompensated heart failure is commonplace, but clinical practice varies widely with regards...