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A Traveler’s Fever
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A 17-year-old man presents to the ED with a 2-day history of headache, fever, and intermittent sweats. The patient recently returned from a 3-week trip to Nigeria. According to the patient, he felt well when he initially returned; however, today he has developed a worsening headache, bilious emesis, palpitations, and sweats. A blood smear is obtained. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations
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First Data on Aliskiren in Diabetic Nephropathy
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The first trial of the new direct renin inhibitor, aliskiren, in patients with diabetic nephropathy shows that it reduces proteinuria when added to conventional treatment. But observers say this is merely a surrogate-end-point trial and definitive guidance on how to use this drug in such patients will come only from an ongoing large outcomes study, ALTITUDE. Heartwire
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