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Intensive treatment nearly doubles the risk of severe hypoglycemia requiring medical attention in clinically complex patients

Severe Hypoglycemia Risk Nearly Doubles With Intensive T2DM Tx

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Findings for clinically complex patients with type 2 diabetes
Antacids that contain aspirin may cause stomach or intestinal bleeding in rare cases

Serious Bleeding Risks Linked to OTC Antacids Containing Aspirin

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Alka Seltzer, Bromo Seltzer among over-the-counter products vulnerable patients should avoid, FDA says
About 18 percent of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention have a contraindication to commonly used antiplatelet medications

Contraindication to Antiplatelet Rx for ~18 Percent With PCI

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Six percent of these patients receive antiplatelets; no increased mortality with contraindicated med use
A high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay can help identify or exclude the diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the emergency department

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay Shows Efficiency in ER

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Findings for use in MI diagnosis/exclusion in emergency department for chest pain
Most patients prefer that physicians wear white coats

Patients Like to See Physicians Wearing White Coats

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Patients prefer doctors who wear 'professional' attire, survey finds

May 2016 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for May 2016. This roundup includes the...
Diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia are discussed in a review published in the May 31 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Vigilance Urged for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

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Heparin should be terminated on suspicion of HIT; alternative anticoagulants recommended
Patients suffering from severe irritable bowel syndrome often have negative experiences of health care encounters

Patients With IBS Often Have Negative Health Care Encounters

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Patients actively navigate such professional discourse by presenting a counternarrative
There is more evidence linking air pollution with increased risk of developing hypertension

More Evidence That Air Pollution Raises Blood Pressure

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Hypertension risk up for both short-term and long-term exposure
Only half of parents of children with asthma fully understand the use of their child's asthma medications

Many Parents Know Too Little About Their Child’s Asthma Meds

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Only half surveyed knew what drugs were prescribed, how to use them