Sunday, February 10, 2013

Medical News

Medical News

Higher arm reading ‘overestimates true BP’

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Using the higher of left and right arm single blood pressure readings taken sequentially leads to an overestimation of patients' "true" level as determined by ambulatory monitoring, UK researchers warn.

'Urgent need’ for primary care pneumonia diagnosis tools

Posted: 10 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

While family doctors can exclude pneumonia with a high level of accuracy, they can only identify around a third of radiographically confirmed cases, research shows.
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