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Diastolic blood pressure below 70 mm Hg associated with higher mortality in chronic kidney disease
Achieving ideal systolic blood pressure (SBP) at the expense of lower-than-ideal diastolic blood pressure (DBP) could be harmful in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), noted a study.
Nontreatment, undertreatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis still prevalent
Nontreatment and undertreatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis appear to still be a significant problem in the United States, according to a study.
MKSAP Quiz: 1-day history of fever, headache, myalgia
A 35-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-day history of fever, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and neck stiffness. The patient is sexually active. She had a similar episode 2 years ago, at which time results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed lymphocytic meningitis. All culture results were negative, and her symptoms resolved over the next 3 days. Examination of the CSF shows a leukocyte count of 90/µL (90 × 106/L) with 95% lymphocytes, a glucose level of 68 mg/dL (3.8 mmol/L), and a protein level of 70 mg/dL (700 mg/L). A Gram-stained CSF specimen is negative. Which diagnostic study will most likely establish the cause of this patient's meningitis?
Oral fluoroquinolones associated with increased dysglycemia risk in diabetics
Diabetic patients taking oral fluoroquinolones could have a higher risk for severe dysglycemia, according to a new study.
Novel drug plus DMARDs may improve control of rheumatoid arthritis
Tofacitinib improved disease control in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite treatment with nonbiologic disease-modifying, anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) compared to placebo, a study found.
The August issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes a cover article on green hospitals, an installment of The Brief Case, and extensive coverage of the Hospital Medicine 2013 annual conference.
Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge
Million Hearts® began a competitive challenge called The Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge to identify practices, physicians and health systems that have demonstrated exceptional achievements in controlling hypertension.
Apply for ACP's 2014 Washington internship
Applications are now being accepted for the College's Health Policy Internship for Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Members.
Robert H. Moser, MD, MACP, former College EVP, dies at 90
Robert H. Moser, MD, MACP, former Executive Vice President of ACP, died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 6, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. He was 90.
And the winner is …
ACP InternistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.