General Medicine Classics

1. Apixaban was found to be non-inferior to conventional therapy (i.e., enoxaparin followed by warfarin) in the treatment of acute...

Image: PD 1. Permanent vena caval filter placement in addition to anticoagulant therapy helps prevent short-term occurrence of pulmonary embolism...

1. Among women with a sonographic short cervix, those randomized to receive daily vaginal progesterone were 45% less likely to experience...

1. In cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, albumin infusion on days 1 and 3 of treatment in addition to...

1. Treating recurrent C. difficile infection with infusion of donor feces resulted in significantly higher cure rates than treating with...

1. In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, simvastatin and ezetimibe combination therapy does not result in significant differences in carotid artery...

1. At 5 years, the probability of developing open-angle glaucoma was significantly lower in the group that received topical ocular...

1. Dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin was associated with a significant reduction in microembolic events in patients with...

1. Of 125 patients with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenic purpura, 106 (85%) had an initial response to high-dose dexamethasone therapy...

1. Finasteride therapy was found to significantly reduce the incidence of prostate cancer compared to placebo. 2. Patients treated with...