sanorg-34006 and Osteoporosis

This paper summarizes several important studies published during the previous year that have an impact on the practice of inpatient internal medicine, because they either modify or reinforce current practices. The selected domains include the treatment of thrombo-embolic disease, the role of implantable defibrillators in left cardiac failure, the management of cerebro-vascular disease, of community-acquired pneumonia, and of type 2 diabetes, as well as the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis and of osteoporosis fractures. Some data stimulating our reflection on the integration of medical education in health care centres and on the validity of some scientific publications are also presented.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticoagulants; Benzimidazoles; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Community-Acquired Infections; Coronary Disease; Dabigatran; Defibrillators, Implantable; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Fractures, Bone; Heart Failure; Heart Neoplasms; Hip Prosthesis; Hospital Departments; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypoglycemic Agents; Internal Medicine; Liver Cirrhosis; Oligosaccharides; Osteoporosis; Peritonitis; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Pulmonary Embolism; Pyridines; Quality of Health Care; Risk Factors; Stroke; Teaching; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Venous Thrombosis