So, 600 CXR’s at once is a problem?
Medical News
Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis
The more we learn about Vitamin D, the more interesting it gets.
Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
NEJM — Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Here is a link to the NEJM abstract. When there is doubt regarding the findings of a medical study as reported by various sources, it is always prudent to go to the original source.
Meet the New Boss – Same as the Old Boss
Here is another report on the same Vanderbilt University study on antipsychotics originally reported on in the NEJM. The lesson from this comparison is obvious. Be cognizant of differences in reporting quality and possible underlying biases. The NYT article didn’t go deep enough. The sudden cardiac death risk from newer antipsychotics is about the same as the sudden death risk from older antipsychotics.
Same study, different perspectives. I’ll leave it to the reader to determine which is the better report.
Newer Antipsychotics – The Law of Unintended Consequences
Homocysteine Predicts CV Mortality in Elderly
Small study population notwithstanding, the results are of interest to our profession.
More on Meds
The risk assessment implications from this study are obvious. Note the age range of the study population and the percentage of individuals potentially at risk of having a major drug interaction.
Sleep More for Lower CAC Scores
I’ve already posted on this topic but here is the link to the JAMA abstract.
Watch, Listen, & Learn – Triglycerides
Nonfasting Triglycerides Predict Stroke
Pay attention to those trigs. As the commentator notes, these study results need to be replicated in other populations. But for the purposes of mortality risk assessment these findings are significant.
By the way, my fasting trig level was 72. What’s yours?
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