Top stories in health and medicine, October 14, 2013

From MedPage Today: Fluid Strategies for Hypovolemic Shock Equal. For fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit (ICU), colloid solutions didn’t definitively boost survival compared with crystalloids. Peanut Butter Alzheimer’s Test Not Passing the Sniff Test. Could a scoop of peanut butter and a ruler become that elusive test? Pot a Common Remedy to Ease Back Pain. Use of marijuana to ease back pain was common among patients at a university spine clinic in Colorado where pot has been legal for medical purposes since 2000, but most of the users did not have a prescription. Growth Disorder Tx Has Room for Improvement. Although control of the disease has improved over the past few decades, about a quarter of patients with acromegaly aren’t hitting treatment targets. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Endocrinology Neurology orthopedics Source Type: blogs