Rapidly adopted in recent years as a renoprotectant during radiographic imaging, IV sodium bicarbonate may promote the very problem it is intended to prevent, an analysis suggests. Heartwire
Children from families with low socioeconomic status who undergo heart transplantation have twice the risk for graft failure as pediatric heart recipients from wealthier families. Medscape Medical News
Through case discussion, examine the pathophysiology of diabetes, review pharmacologic therapies, address cardiovascular risk reduction, and identify management strategies for the busy office practice.
Transdermal delivery of estrogen does not appear to be linked with the same risk for venous thromboembolism as that seen with oral estrogen, a meta-analysis suggests. Medscape Medical News
