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Hazzard WR.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun ;62(6):1179-83.
PMID: 24823875
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Atkinson HH, Tan ZS, Brennan M, Granville L.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun ;62(6):1155-60.
PMID: 24617296
To ensure that the healthcare workforce is adequately prepared to care for the growing population of older adults, minimum competencies in geriatrics have been published for medical students and primary care residents. Approaches to teaching and assessing these competencies are needed to guide medical schools, residencies, and continuing medical education programs. With sponsorship by the Education Committee and Teachers Section of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), geriatrics educators from multiple institutions collaborated to develop a model to teach and assess a major domain of student and resident competency: Gait and Falls Risk Evaluation. The model was introduced as a workshop at annual meetings of the AGS and the American College of Physicians in 2011 and 2012. Participants included medical students, residents, geriatrics fellows, practicing physicians, and midlevel practitioners. At both national meetings, participants rated the experience highly and reported statistically significant gains in overall competence in gait and falls risk evaluation. The largest gains were observed for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians (P < .001 for all); geriatrics fellows reported a higher level of baseline competence and therefore had a lower magnitude of improvement, albeit still significant (P = .02). Finally, the majority of participants reported intent to disseminate the model in their institutions. This article describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of this collaborative national model. A number of institutions have used the model, and the goal of this article is to aid in further dissemination of this successful approach to teaching and assessing geriatrics competencies.
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Altizer KP, Nguyen HT, Neiberg RH, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Lang W, Bell RA, Arcury TA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2014 Jun ;33(4):456-73.
PMID: 24781966
This study describes the nonprescribed therapy use (prayer, over-the-counter medications [OTC's], home remedies, vitamins, herbs and supplements, and exercise) for health promotion among rural elders. It also delineates the association of such therapy use with physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
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O'Neal WT, Efird JT, Landrine H, Anderson CA, Davies SW, O'Neal JB, Ferguson TB, Chitwood WR, Kypson AP.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Jun ;28(3):595-600.
PMID: 24139457
To date, racial differences in the long-term survival of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients who receive preoperative β-blockers have not been specifically examined. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of preoperative β-blockers on long-term survival among black CABG patients and to compare the magnitude of this effect with white patients.
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Efird JT, O'Neal WT, Camargo GA, Davies SW, O'Neal JB, Kypson AP.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2014 Jun ;15(6):498-503.
PMID: 24983270
Conditional survival is defined as the probability of surviving an additional number of years beyond that already survived. The aim of this study was to estimate conditional survival in heart failure patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
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Halban PA, Polonsky KS, Bowden DW, Hawkins MA, Ling C, Mather KJ, Powers AC, Rhodes CJ, Sussel L, Weir GC.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Jun ;99(6):1983-92.
PMID: 24712577
This article examines the foundation of β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and suggests areas for future research on the underlying mechanisms that may lead to improved prevention and treatment.
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Carstensen SE, Huang KE, Feldman SR.
J Dermatolog Treat. 2014 Jun ;25(3):193-5.
PMID: 24171403
While limited data from clinical trials show differences in efficacy between topical acne combination products and monotherapies, the impact in clinical practice is not explored.
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Murphy RA, Ip EH, Zhang Q, Boudreau RM, Cawthon PM, Newman AB, Tylavsky FA, Visser M, Goodpaster BH, Harris TB, .
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Jun ;69(6):751-8.
PMID: 24013673
Diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia from appendicular lean mass (ALM), strength, and performance have been proposed, but little is known regarding the progression of sarcopenia. We examined the time course of sarcopenia and determinants of transitioning toward and away from sarcopenia.
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Agarwala R, Ahmed SZ, Wiegand TJ.
J Med Toxicol. 2014 Jun ;10(2):210-4.
PMID: 24173885
Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) resuscitation is now frequently being used for severe overdoses due to lipophilic drugs. However, the optimal dose, duration, and safety are still unclear.
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Baur DA, Beushausen M, Leech B, Quereshy F, Fitzgerald N.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Jun ;72(6):1125-9.
PMID: 24831937
The middle meningeal artery is in close proximity to the medial aspect of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). A major potential complication of surgery in the area of the TMJ is possible severance of the middle meningeal artery. An understanding of the relationship of the middle meningeal artery to easily identifiable landmarks lateral to the TMJ can help prevent the complications associated with TMJ surgery. The aim of the present study was to define the location of the middle meningeal artery by relating the distance between the easily identifiable bony landmarks of the articular eminence, petrotympanic fissure, and foramen spinosum.
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Naughton MJ, Yi-Frazier JP, Morgan TM, Seid M, Lawrence JM, Klingensmith GJ, Waitzfelder B, Standiford DA, Loots B, .
J Pediatr. 2014 Jun ;164(6):1376-83.e1.
PMID: 24582483
To examine the longitudinal associations between sex, diabetes self-care, and the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children and adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
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Valenzuela JM, Seid M, Waitzfelder B, Anderson AM, Beavers DP, Dabelea DM, Dolan LM, Imperatore G, Marcovina S, Reynolds K, Yi-Frazier J, Mayer-Davis EJ, .
J Pediatr. 2014 Jun ;164(6):1369-75.e1.
PMID: 24582008
To describe the prevalence of access and process barriers to health care and to examine their relationship to sociodemographic and disease factors in a large and diverse cohort of US youth with type 1 diabetes.
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Blackham AU, Swett K, Eng C, Sirintrapun J, Bergman S, Geisinger KR, Votanopoulos K, Stewart JH, Shen P, Levine EA.
J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jun ;109(7):740-5.
PMID: 24375188
The role of systemic chemotherapy (SC) in conjunction with cytoreductive surgery (CS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in appendiceal mucinous carcinoma peritonei (MCP) is unknown.
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Chen R, Gabler HC.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Jun ;76(6):1441-6.
PMID: 24854313
The combination of airbag and seat belt is considered to be the most effective vehicle safety system. However, despite the widespread availability of airbags and a belt use rate of more than 85%, US drivers involved in crashes continue to be at risk of serious thoracic injury. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of steering wheel deformation on driver injury risk in frontal automobile crash.
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Tanner JK, Evans TC, Bushardt RL.
JAAPA. 2014 Jun ;27(6):57-8.
PMID: 24853160
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Habibi M, Chahal H, Opdahl A, Gjesdal O, Helle-Valle TM, Heckbert SR, McClelland R, Wu C, Shea S, Hundley G, Bluemke DA, Lima JA.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jun ;7(6):570-9.
PMID: 24813967
The goal of this study was to assess the association between left atrial (LA) volume and function measured with feature-tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and development of heart failure (HF) in asymptomatic individuals.
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Greenspon AJ, Le KY, Prutkin JM, Sohail MR, Vikram HR, Baddour LM, Danik SB, Peacock J, Falces C, Miro JM, Naber C, Carrillo RG, Tseng CH, Uslan DZ.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jun ;7(6):541-9.
PMID: 24813965
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the clinical presentation of lead-associated endocarditis (LAE) is related to the size of lead vegetations and how size is related to bacteriology and clinical outcomes.
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Ahmad T, Fiuzat M, Neely B, Neely ML, Pencina MJ, Kraus WE, Zannad F, Whellan DJ, Donahue MP, Piña IL, Adams KF, Kitzman DW, O'Connor CM, Felker GM.
JACC Heart Fail. 2014 Jun ;2(3):260-8.
PMID: 24952693
The aim of this study was to determine whether biomarkers of myocardial stress and fibrosis improve prediction of the mode of death in patients with chronic heart failure.
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Jampel HD, Cassard SD, Friedman DS, Shekhawat NS, Whiteside-de Vos J, Quigley HA, Gower EW.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jun ;132(6):685-90.
PMID: 24744059
Laser trabeculoplasty (LTP) is routinely used to treat open-angle glaucoma; hence, understanding variations in its use over time and region is important.
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Skinner AC, Skelton JA.
JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Jun ;168(6):561-6.
PMID: 24710576
Childhood obesity is the focus of public health efforts and accurate estimates of the prevalence and severity of obesity are needed for policy decisions and directions for future research.
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