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New Diagostic Guidelines Proposed – Alzheimer’s
I think I’m in trouble. Rules Seek to Expand Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s – NYTimes.com If the guidelines are adopted in the fall, as expected, some experts predict a two- to threefold increase in the...
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Liver Enzymes and Statins
Liver Enzymes and Statins I stumbled across this article while evaluating a persistent CPK elevation in an applicant with HLD and other CHD risk factors.
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Can Postchallenge Glucose, Fasting Glucose and A1c Predict T2DM?
Postchallenge Glucose, A1C, and Fasting Glucose as Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease — Diabetes Care RESULTS Incidence of diabetes during the follow-up was 17.1%. Two of three of...
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Pay Attention to Vitamin D Levels
Medical News: HFSA: Vitamin D Marker for HF Deaths – in Meeting Coverage, HFSA from MedPage Today Heart failure death occurred two to three times more often in people with vitamin D insufficiency or...
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Prostate Cancer Biomarker
The results, published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE journal, showed that MSMB is found at significantly lower levels in the urine of men diagnosed with prostate cancer than those without...
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Biomarkers May Help Heart Failure Risk Prediction
After accounting for the clinical risk score, several echocardiographic findings were independently associated with incident heart failure HRs 1.11 to 2.91, P≤0.001 for all: Reduced left ventricular...
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Circulating TNF Receptors 1 and 2 Predict ESRD in Type 2 Diabetes
Circulating TNF Receptors 1 and 2 Predict ESRD in Type 2 Diabetes. Circulating TNF Receptors 1 and 2 Predict Stage 3 CKD in Type 1 Diabetes. Watch those TNF receptors!
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Biomarkers Help Predict COPD Prognosis
This study found that in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD a panel of biomarkers can improve mortality predictions beyond that of clinical factors. via Medical News:%20Biomarkers...
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NEJM Resident eBulletin – Elevated PSA
Teaching Topic Elevated PSA Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital Case 9-2012: A 67-Year-Old Man with a Persistently Elevated PSA Level D.S. Kaufman and Others At least 30% of clinically...
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ED Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts Double
ED Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts Double.
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