Medicine and Man

• Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Overview of Pre-op evaluation http://bit.ly/fUr5C #
• AHA: Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Severely Obese Patients Undergoing Surgery http://bit.ly/3wC9hk #
• Angiotensin-receptor blockers do not prevent microalbuminuria in normotensive people with diabetes http://bit.ly/JOSwm #
• Telemedicine case management results in improved diabetes, blood pressure and LDL-cholesterol levels http://bit.ly/rrugG #
• Mortality rates for pulmonary fibrosis highest during in winter (even after excluding infection) http://bit.ly/Uf1N9 #
• People with metabolic syndrome may be at higher risk of developing pulmonary venous hypertension http://bit.ly/DrIKE #
• Surrogate decision makers frequently doubt physicians ability to predict medical futility and discontinue life support http://bit.ly/U1OXs #
• Sleep apnea may severely threaten work ability leading to lost workdays, years before diagnosis http://bit.ly/VojsV #
• Smoking cessation associated with rapid decline in inflammatory markers in women at risk for cardiac disease http://bit.ly/Yd4SO #
• Using the iphone as a hearing aid http://bit.ly/2Ux55 #
• Remember the fiasco when Jon Leo publicly disclosed a conflict of interest on a JAMA author – now JAMA backtracks http://bit.ly/c5kHw #
• Prolonged PR interval on EKG increases long-term risk for Afib, pacemaker placement and all-cause mortality http://bit.ly/P1wZ1 #
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #medicine #health #doctor #

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