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- A report from the department of staph affairs
The evolutionary pressure that we humans are putting on Staphylococcus aureus with our antibiotics is taking this bug to a whole new place.
Preventing a first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhageBecause variceal hemorrhage is a medical emergency in which up to 20% of patients die, the best strategy is to try to prevent the first episode of bleeding.
- Should patients on long-term warfarin take aspirin for heart disease?
The benefit of adding aspirin to warfarin (Coumadin) outweighs the risk in patients with acute coronary syndrome, mechanical heart valves, or coronary stents, but maybe not for patients who have stable coronary artery disease or who are at risk of coronary disease.