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May 2025 Medical Director Report Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial | Nature Medicine A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia | Nature 2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD Concomitant Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With Oral Anticoagulants and Risk of Major Bleeding | Cardiology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
May 2025 Medical Director Report Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial | Nature Medicine A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia | Nature 2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD Concomitant Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With Oral Anticoagulants and Risk of Major Bleeding | Cardiology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
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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

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

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May 2025 Medical Director Report
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Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial | Nature Medicine
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia | Nature
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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia | Nature
2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD
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2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD
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Re: If Any Drug Tested on HEK-293 Is Immoral, Goodbye Modern Medicine | Matthew Schneider
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The Health Facilities Community Blog: Notice of new testing requirements and testing par…
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Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 | CDC
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Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial | Nature Medicine
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Not a UTI in Nursing Home Resident

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Pyuria does not equal UTI

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Presence of pyuria, in the absence of urinary tract infection symptoms, is not diagnostic of a urinary tractinfection and does not require antibiotic treatment. Absence of pyuria strongly argues against…

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Don’t Lose Your Head: Altered Mental Status (AMS) and UTI

September 19, 2024 dashephe

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TB testing: TB skin Test (TST) vs interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA)

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TB TST vs IGRA MedscapeDownload

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Serum Ammonia Levels Do Not Correlate With Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy Severity in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(24)00219-2/fulltext In conclusion, these findings in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and OHE reveal no apparent relationship between serum ammonia levels and OHE severity or time to OHE resolution. Although these…

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Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS2 Infection or Exposure to SARS2

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Conservative Treatments in the Management of Acute Painful Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis | Geriatrics | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

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Burdensome Therapy for Severe Hypoxemia in COPD Patients Is Overkill, Trial Says | MedPage Today

September 10, 2024 dashephe

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Nurse-Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Improved Sleep Outcomes | MedPage Today

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