Annals of internal medicine
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Letter Case Reports
Recurrent stress cardiomyopathy induced by Sudafed PE.
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In-hospital mortality measures, which are widely used to assess hospital quality, are not based on a standardized follow-up period and may systematically favor hospitals with shorter lengths of stay (LOSs). ⋯ The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Clinical practice guidelines have an important role in guiding choices among the numerous medications available to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, but little is known about their quality. ⋯ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Spinal manipulation, medication, or home exercise with advice for acute and subacute neck pain: a randomized trial.
Mechanical neck pain is a common condition that affects an estimated 70% of persons at some point in their lives. Little research exists to guide the choice of therapy for acute and subacute neck pain. ⋯ National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
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Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States. This article outlines the current understanding of advanced dementia and identifies research priorities for the next decade. Research over the past 25 years has largely focused on describing the experience of patients with advanced dementia. ⋯ Addressing those opportunities must be the overarching objective for the field in the coming decade. Priority areas include designing and testing interventions that promote high-quality, goal-directed care; health policy research to identify strategies that incentivize cost-effective and evidence-based care; implementation studies of promising interventions and policies; and further development of disease-specific outcome measures. There is great need and opportunity to improve outcomes, contain expenditures, reduce disparities, and better coordinate care for the millions of persons in the United States who have advanced dementia.