Internal Medicine Alert – May 15, 2014
May 15, 2014
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Can Vitamin D Help Patients with Fibromyalgia?
The authors concluded that vitamin D supplementation in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and low levels of vitamin D might be an economical, safe, and effective therapy for patients with FMS. -
Bendopnea — What Is It and What’s Its Significance?
Bendopnea, which is defined as shortness of breath when bending over, has been found to be a dominant symptom in patients with heart failure. It appears to be caused by a further increase in filling pressures when bending over in patients with heart failure, especially when filling pressures are already high and the cardiac index is reduced. -
Another Ill of Prescription Opioids
In a study of veterans with no recent history of depression or opioid use, the risk of developing depression increased as the duration of opioid analgesic exposure increased. -
Pharmacology Update: Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection (Evzio)
The fda has approved the first naloxone hand-held auto-injector. It is intended for family members or caregivers to treat suspected opioid overdose. The auto-injector can be carried in a pocket or stored in a medicine cabinet. The product was reviewed under the agencys priority review program. It is marketed by Kaleo, Inc. as Evzio. -
Clinical Briefs
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ECG Review: A Young Adult with 'Skips' and AV block?
The simultaneously recorded 2-lead rhythm strip in the Figure was obtained from a young adult feeling skips. What is the rhythm? Is there intermittent AV block?