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Medications Used Routinely in Primary Care to be Dose-Adjusted or Avoided in People With Chronic Kidney Disease: Results of a Modified Delphi Study.
Conclusion and Relevance: We have developed a concise list of 24 medications commonly used in primary care that should be dose-adjusted or avoided in people with CKD to reduce harm. This list incorporates new and frequently prescribed medications and will inform an updated, easy to access source for primary care providers. PMID: 31896276 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - January 1, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Taji L, Battistella M, Grill AK, Cunningham J, Hemmelgarn BL, Quinn KM, Thomas A, Brimble KS Tags: Ann Pharmacother Source Type: research

Fight Aging! Newsletter, March 27th 2017
In conclusion, DNAm of multiple disease-related genes are strongly linked to mortality outcomes. The recently established epigenetic clock (DNAm age) has received growing attention as an increasing number of studies have uncovered it to be a proxy of biological ageing and thus potentially providing a measure for assessing health and mortality. Intriguingly, we targeted mortality-related DNAm changes and did not find any overlap with previously established CpGs that are used to determine the DNAm age. Our findings are in line with evidence, suggesting that DNAm involved in ageing or health-related outcomes are mostly...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 26, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

The LITFL Review 104
Welcome to the 104th edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the rest of the Web 2.0 social media jungle to find the most fantastic EM/CC FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) around. The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beaut of the Week Emergency Physicians Monthly Top spot goes to Emergency Physicians Monthly with a thought provoking and awe inspiri...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 21, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Kane Guthrie Tags: Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured Health Intensive Care LITFL review LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs