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Restless Legs Syndrome: New guideline provides treatment recommendations for RLS

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Evaluate for and treat underlying conditions that can exacerbate RLS • Iron Deficiency • OSA, PLMS • CKD, ESRD • Alcohol, caffeine, antihistaminergic, serotonergic, antidopaminergic medications • Diabetes, COPD •…

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Multiple adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia: population based matched cohort study | The BMJ

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Meet all dementia patients where THEY are. You cannot reason with an illogical person who has dementia. https://www.alzheimershope.com/10absolutes/six.php

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August 30, 2023 dashephe

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Is It Really Time to Say Goodbye to Benadryl? | MedPage Today

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Summary of Citations from 2024 Measles Clinical Quicksheet from CDPHE Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings | Infection Control | CDC Recommendations for Measles in…

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Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial | Nature Medicine

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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia | Nature

April 18, 2025 dashephe

Through the use of a unique natural experiment, this study provides evidence of a dementia-preventing or dementia-delaying effect from zoster vaccination that is less vulnerable to confounding and bias than…

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2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD

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Concomitant Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With Oral Anticoagulants and Risk of Major Bleeding | Cardiology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

April 9, 2025 dashephe

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So you know how to treat iron deficiency anemia | Blood | American Society of Hematology

April 9, 2025 dashephe

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Help Me Donate Money to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo – Run to the Shrine !!

April 6, 2025 dashephe

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