During a 2-year period, death occurred in 15.6% of patients who presented to the emergency department with a transient ischemic attack. Medscape Medical News
Intravenous iron dextran is widely used in hemodialysis patients receiving erythropoietin therapy, but how much of it is removed during hemodialysis? Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine
Researchers say the transcripts come from immune-response-related genes and might form the basis for future blood-based lung cancer testing. Medscape Medical News
This study characterizes the types, prevalence, and potential effects of alterations in interpretation during ICU family conferences involving end-of-life discussions. CHEST
Roy Bloom, MD, Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, shares his thoughts on a recent case report of polyomavirus-associated nephropathy. Medscape Nephrology
