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2022-05-17 19:46:28 ​​ Beta agonist Alone or Combined Therapy as Reliever in Asthma

Albuterol–Budesonide Rescue Inhaler for Asthma

Among patients with moderate-to-severe asthma who were receiving a range of inhaled glucocorticoid maintenance therapies, the risk of severe asthma exacerbation was significantly lower with as-needed use of a fixed-dose combination of 180 μg of albuterol and 160 μg of budesonide than with albuterol alone.


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2022-05-16 15:14:05 @Updates_in_Medicine Open / Comment

2022-05-16 15:13:46 ​​ First Fatty Liver Guidelines for Endocrinology, Primary Care

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinical Settings
Co-Sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Endocrinologists and primary care docs 'need to be the ones who are diagnosing and managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease because there just aren't enough liver specialists to do that,' says author.


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2022-05-14 08:06:19 @Updates_in_Medicine Open / Comment

2022-05-14 08:06:02 ​​ Treatment of Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy

Pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension were randomly assigned to receive medication targeting a normal blood pressure (<140/90 mm Hg) or to receive no treatment unless severe hypertension (>160/105 mm Hg) developed. The incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes was significantly lower in the active-treatment group, without an increase in low birth weight.


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2022-05-07 09:29:46 ​​ Latest on Mysterious Hepatitis in Children


Overview: Children with Hepatitis of Unknown Cause | CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/investigation/hepatitis-unknown-cause/overview-what-to-know.html


Mysterious Hepatitis in Kids: What We Know and Don't Know Now
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973614?src=rss


CDC Investigating More Than 100 Severe Pediatric Hepatitis Cases
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973610?src=rss


C.D.C. Is Investigating 109 Cases of Hepatitis in Children, Including 5 Deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/health/cdc-hepatitis-children.html


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2022-05-06 09:15:46 ​​ Whom to Treat for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

● USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease


The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released its updated 2022 recommendations, supported by an updated evidence report, to guide the use of low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), changing the age ranges and recommendation grades and focusing on preventing ASCVD events.


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2022-05-01 13:10:23 ​​ CT or Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain
The DISCHARGE Trial

In this multicenter trial, 3561 patients with stable chest pain at intermediate risk for obstructive coronary artery disease were randomly assigned to undergo CT or invasive coronary angiography. Over 3.5 years of follow-up, there was no significant between-group difference in the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Major procedure-related complications were less common with CT.


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