Annals of internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
B-type natriuretic peptide testing, clinical outcomes, and health services use in emergency department patients with dyspnea: a randomized trial.
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is used to diagnose heart failure, but the effects of using the test on all dyspneic patients is uncertain. ⋯ Janssen-Cilag.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Oral vitamin K versus placebo to correct excessive anticoagulation in patients receiving warfarin: a randomized trial.
Low-dose oral vitamin K decreases the international normalized ratio (INR) in overanticoagulated patients who receive warfarin therapy. Its effects on bleeding events are uncertain. ⋯ Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Italian Ministry of Universities and Research.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Immediate listing for liver transplantation versus standard care for Child-Pugh stage B alcoholic cirrhosis: a randomized trial.
Liver transplantation improves survival of patients with end-stage (Child-Pugh stage C) alcoholic cirrhosis, but its benefit for patients with stage B disease is uncertain. ⋯ The French National Program for Clinical Research.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Association between statin use and risk for keratinocyte carcinoma in the veterans affairs topical tretinoin chemoprevention trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Alcohol screening scores and medication nonadherence.
Medication nonadherence is common and is associated with adverse outcomes. Alcohol misuse may be a risk factor for nonadherence; however, evidence is limited. ⋯ Alcohol misuse, as measured by a brief screening questionnaire, was associated with increased risk for medication nonadherence.