Internal Medicine Alert – March 15, 2018
March 15, 2018
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Type 2 Diabetes Is Reversible
Type 2 diabetes is reversible (or can be put in remission) in a primary care practice through an intense low-carbohydrate weight management program.
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Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Impairment
Progressive aerobic exercise training appears to be a low-risk and effective intervention for improving cognitive function in community-dwelling adults with mild subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment.
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Vancomycin HCl for Oral Solution (Firvanq)
Vancomycin oral solution is indicated for adults and pediatric patients < 18 years of age for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains).
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: Managing postprandial glucose excursions in diabetic patients, strategies for improving long-term outcomes for obesity patients, and effectively treating Crohn's disease.
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What Can Be Said With LBBB?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a patient with new-onset chest pain. It was interpreted as showing complete left bundle branch block (LBBB). Thus, the provider reasoned that “it is impossible to tell if anything acute is going on because there is LBBB.” Do you agree with that assessment?