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Dermoscopy can differentiate staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome from toxic epidermal necrolysis

Dermoscopy Can Help ID Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Case report describes 77-year-old with skin lesions, suspected of having toxic epidermal necrolysis
For patients with suspected malignant melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma

Few Want to Receive Skin Cancer Biopsy Results Face-to-Face

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Only 11% of participants wanted to receive results face-to-face; almost all happy with chosen method
Lean Six Sigma practices can improve the dispatch time of medical reports sent from a hospital to a primary care provider

Lean Six Sigma Practices Speed Medical Report Dispatches

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Implementation of improvement actions led to 78 percent increase of on-time dispatches
Beetroot juice improves submaximal aerobic endurance and blood pressure in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Beet Juice Aids BP, Aerobic Endurance With Heart Failure

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Daily dosing versus single, acute dose may be more effective
Activated factor VII-antithrombin complex levels correlate with increased mortality risk in patients with coronary artery disease

Factor VII-Antithrombin Complex Predicts Mortality in CAD

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Patients with FVIIa-AT levels above median at baseline have two-fold increased mortality
For patients with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus

Robotic Sx Feasible for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy

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Case series shows robotic nephrectomy is feasible and performed safely in selected patients
The percentage of uninsured persons is decreasing in the United States

CDC: Number of Uninsured Persons in U.S. Down Since 2013

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Increase in percentage of adults, children with private health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015
In a case vignette published in the Feb. 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine

Vignette Highlights Management of Recurrent UTI in Older Men

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Case presented of patient with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase E. coli infection
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Fat, Carbohydrate Quality Impact Postprandial Blood Glucose

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In the context of high glycemic index meal, PPG significantly lower after extra-virgin olive oil
For patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

Dexamethasone No Help in HIV-Linked Cryptococcal Meningitis

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Dexamethasone doesn't reduce mortality; linked to higher percentage of patients with disability