Empagliflozin use is associated with slower progression of chronic kidney disease
1. Empagliflozin led to a lower risk of kidney disease progression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as compared ...
Tag: internal medicine
Haloperidol does not improve outcomes at 90 days in ICU patients with delirium
1. In intensive care unit (ICU) patients with delirium, haloperidol treatment did not improve the number of days alive and ...
Discontinuing RAS inhibitors in advanced chronic kidney disease does not impact long-term outcomes
1. In advanced-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), there was no significant difference in long-term glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) between those ...
Bronchodilators do not improve symptomatic tobacco-exposure in patients with preserved lung function
1. Inhaled dual bronchodilator therapy did not reduce respiratory symptom points in tobacco-exposed persons with preserved lung function. 2. Compared ...
Frailty as a predictor of mortality on admission to intermediate care
1. Frailty status upon admission to intermediate care was a strong predictor of mortality. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Frailty ...
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Postoperative and nonoperative atrial fibrillation have a similar risk of associated thromboembolism
1. Postoperative atrial fibrillation had a similar risk for associated stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) as compared to nonoperative ...
Discrepancies exist between measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate
1. There are significant differences between measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate (mGFR and eGFR) at the individual patient level. ...
Pediatric physicians have lower lifetime earning potential than adult physicians
1. In a study that modeled lifetime earning potentials, adult physicians averaged 25% higher earning potential than their pediatric counterparts. ...
Risk of overcorrection in rapid intermittent bolus vs slow continuous infusion therapies for symptomatic hyponatremia
1. There is no difference in overcorrection rate when using slow continuous infusion or rapid intermittent bolus administration of hypertonic ...