The Journal of family practice
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YES. Long-term sodium bicarbonate therapy slightly slows the loss of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may moderately reduce progression to end-stage renal disease (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, meta-analyses of lower-quality randomized controlled trails [RCTs]). Therapy duration of 1 year or less may not be beneficial (SOR: C, secondary analyses in meta-analyses).
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These agents are not first-line treatments for many of the conditions for which they are used. When they are used, there should be a plan in place for deprescribing.
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It seemed clear that the growth was linked to a recent trip to a tropical location. But the true cause wasn't the one that was originally suspected.
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► Nausea ►Paresthesia ► Cold allodynia.
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Early subthreshold aerobic exercise safely improved recovery time over a stretching regimen among adolescents in this clinical trial.