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General Medicine Top Stories of 2009: Most Read
FEATURE
How Much Evidence Do We Need to Change Practices in Which We Firmly Believe?
- July 30, 2009
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Enough already! Randomized trials show that tight glucose control in patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes isn't beneficial.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Validation of a Single-Question Alcohol Screening Test
- July 28, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
One short simple question effectively identified patients with unhealthy alcohol use.
- Reviewing:
- Smith PC et al. J Gen Intern Med 2009 Jul; 24:783
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
BP-Lowering Drugs and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- June 25, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
All five classes of BP-lowering drugs were effective, regardless of patients’ histories.
- Reviewing:
- Law MR et al. BMJ 2009 May 19; 338:b1665
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Vitamin D Levels in Elders
- April 23, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Most older people had low serum levels, and at least 25% of elders had frank vitamin D deficiency.
- Reviewing:
- Orwoll E et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Apr; 94:1214
Kuchuk NO et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Apr; 94:1244
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New Position Papers on Type 2 Diabetes Management
- February 3, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
One document offers a sensible treatment algorithm; the other offers perspective on the relation between glycemic control and macrovascular complications.
- Reviewing:
- Skyler JS et al. Diabetes Care 2009 Jan; 32:187
Nathan DM et al. Diabetes Care 2009 Jan; 32:193
NEWS IN CONTEXT
New Human Illness from Swine Flu Virus
- April 27, 2009
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Certain features suggest the risk for a pandemic.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- July 16, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Statin users were less likely to experience major adverse coronary or cerebrovascular events.
- Reviewing:
- Brugts JJ et al. BMJ 2009 Jun 30; 338:b2376
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is 140/90 Low Enough for Nondiabetic Hypertensive Patients?
- August 27, 2009
- Bruce Soloway, MD,
- General Medicine
A study supports a more aggressive approach to BP reduction.
- Reviewing:
- Verdecchia P et al. Lancet 2009 Aug 15; 374:525
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Poor Prognosis Among Community Dwellers with Mild Hyponatremia
- August 6, 2009
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
In middle-aged or older adults, mild hyponatremia predicted death and MI.
- Reviewing:
- Sajadieh A et al. Am J Med 2009 Jul; 122:679
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Two Surprising Theories About Hypertension
- June 4, 2009
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Mouse models for hypertension suggest new pathways.
- Reviewing:
- Machnik A et al. Nat Med 2009 May; 15:545
Cheng J et al. PLoS Pathog 2009 May; 5:e1000427
