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Volume 20, Issue 21
November 1, 2009

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Clinical Course of Advanced Dementia
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 15; 361:1529.

Interview with: Susan Mitchell, MD
Hebrew Senior Life Institute for Aging Research
Boston, Massachusetts

Dialysis in Elders
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 15; 361:1539.
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 15; 361:1597.

Screening Test for Stroke-Related Dysphagia
Ann Emerg Med 2009 Sep; 54:344.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.03.007

Syncope While Driving: Risk for Recurrence
Circulation 2009 Sep 15; 120:928.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/94/5/1147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehj.2004.09.004

Amiodarone or Dronedarone for Atrial Fibrillation?
N Engl J Med 2009 Feb 12; 360:668.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Sep 15; 54:1089.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.085

"Hospital at Home" for Elders with Acute Heart Failure
Arch Intern Med 2009 Sep 28; 169:1569.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.267
Arch Intern Med 2009 Sep 28; 169:1576.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.268

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators After MI: Keep the Brakes On
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 8; 361:1427.
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 8; 361:1498.

PPIs and Antiplatelet Drugs: Is the Interaction Clinically Relevant?
Lancet 2009 Sep 19; 374:989.

Endoscopy for Evaluation of Dyspepsia
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Jul; 7:756.

Are OTC Analgesics Safe for Patients with Cirrhosis?
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Sep; 7:994.

Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer in the Era of PSA Screening
JAMA 2009 Sep 16; 302:1202.

Interview with: Grace Lu-Yao, PhD
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Quadrupling Inhaled Steroid Dose to Prevent Asthma Exacerbations
Lancet 2004 Jan 24; 363:271.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14751699?dopt=Abstract
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Oct 1; 180:598.

Surgery vs. Noninvasive Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 Oct 8.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001552.pub2
Lancet 2009 Sep 26; 374:1074.

Topical Voltaren Gel for Hand Osteoarthritis
J Rheumatol 2009 Sep; 36:1991.

New Approach to Treating Tuberculosis
Nature 2009 Oct 1; 461:621.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08357

First HIV Integrase Inhibitor Performs Well in Previously Untreated Patients
Lancet 2009 Sep 5; 374:796.

STI and HIV Services Fall Short for Sexually Active Young Women
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug; 201:142.e1.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.018

Mild Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia at Term
Lancet 2009 Sep 19; 374:979.

Inpatient Surgery and In-Hospital Mortality
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 1; 361:1368.
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 1; 361:1398.

Consensus on Care Transitions: Time for All of Us to Step Up to the Plate
J Hosp Med 2009 Jul/Aug; 4:364.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhm.510
http://hospital-medicine.jwatch.org/articles/JO2009100902.jpg


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