Issue Summary November 17, 2015




Annals of Internal Medicine Podcast show

Summary: Summary of the November 17, 2015 issue, including articles on health care costs for patients with dementia at the end of life, early versus conservative invasive treatment in acute coronary syndromes, prognosis with early repolarization on resting ECGs, leukotriene-receptor antagonists for asthma, and accuracy of peripheral thermometers; a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guideline on screening for hypertension; an American College of Physicians position paper on telemedicine; and commentaries on genome engineering and pandemic pathogen research, assessment of "patient satisfaction," sudden cardiac arrest, and "right-to-try" laws.