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Combination Treatment More Effective Than Monotherapy in Early RA CME At 102 weeks, immediate combination treatment or triple therapy was more effective than monotherapy before step-up therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, May 2, 2012
Opioid Use After Ambulatory Surgery Linked With Longer-Term Use CME Patients receiving an opioid prescription within 1 week of ambulatory surgery were 44% more likely to become long-term opioid users vs patients who did not receive such a prescription.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, March 20, 2012
Guidelines Recommend Blood Glucose Testing in All Hospitalized Patients CME A new clinical practice guideline from The Endocrine Society calls for blood glucose testing for all patients on admission to the hospital, mainly those who do not require intensive care.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 12, 2012
Complete Anemia Correction Linked With Better Transplant Outcomes CME A prospective study shows that complete vs partial correction of anemia after renal transplantation results in better renal function, graft survival time, and quality of life.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 4, 2012
CMS Programs Promoting Healthcare System Change Begin to Show Results CME As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shifts to paying for quality instead of volume, what are the implications for care providers?
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 21, 2011
Repeated Use of Acetaminophen Can Be Fatal CME A large, single-center cohort study shows that staggered overdose of acetaminophen can result in liver, brain and kidney problems and a greater risk for death than a single overdose.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 1, 2011
Efficacy of Oral Analgesics for Adult Postoperative Pain: Review CME/CE The Cochrane review study evaluated multiple studies to assess the efficacy of multiple oral analgesics for acute pain and found 46 drug or dose combinations with reliable evidence.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, September 22, 2011