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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been proved to decrease the cardiovascular adverse events in several large randomized controlled trials (RCTS), but evidence limited to patients with type 2 diabetes and ASCVD. Outcome Measures Changes of China-PAR score and cardiovascular hospitalization events.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

The historical events depicted in the Academy Award–winning film Oppenheimer are no longer just history; at New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, for the first time in decades, the United States has resumed building plutonium cores.

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Tips for Enjoying the Total Solar Eclipse

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Excitement is building across the state, and the state is expecting to see over anywhere from 145,000 to 581,000 out-of-state visitors traveling to view this solar event. Before the event Plan ahead. Many areas in the state are hosting events dedicated to the eclipse. Wait to leave the event site until peak traffic has passed.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. 2022 May 11;12(5):e059876.

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The Witness

StorytellERdoc

His transport from his house to our department had been less than ten minutes and the pre-hospital team had done an excellent job of intubating this patient and establishing an IV to begin resuscitation efforts. Lying on the hospital cot. Obviously, witnessing such a loss and life-altering event may not be for everyone.

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To Care Or Not

StorytellERdoc

All the while, the three family members, who I learned later to be her son, her daughter, and grandson, focused all their attention onto a sporting event on the TV. Their mother would be transported to her admission room without any supportive family accompanying her. We sat the back up for her to be more comfortable. Mine included.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

They weren’t hurt, they didn’t need transport, and we were seeing the same people over and over again. So it’s just a wide-opening lens that most of us never really get to see if we’re on the hospital-based side. And one person even called the system 75 times and that was just a light-bulb event for me.

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