You've likely seen the term "slow R wave progression" in an ECG report. But, is there a link to prior infarction? Our team conducted a Scoping Review to explore this. Here's what we found in our study at Journal of Electrocardiology 🧵

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The sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor drug dapagliflozin, widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, also shows improvements for patients with progressive liver disease, finds a clinical trial from China bmj.com/content/389/bm…

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No one works harder than Jacqui Holmes ! Slowly improving the healthcare system for older adults and, in doing so, for all of us 👏🏼 so proud of you!

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Our Delirium in Older People elearning course covers everything from the identification and diagnosis of Delirium to prevention, management and recent advances in the field. It carries 10 CPD credits and we're sure you’d get a lot out of it. buff.ly/vILxtv7

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NEW The BMJ research examines the effects of drug treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on suicidal behaviours, substance misuse, accidental injuries, transport accidents, and criminality bmj.com/content/390/bm…

ADHD medication linked to reduced risk of suicidal behaviour and drug misuse, study reports bmj.com/content/390/bm…

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Distinguishing iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) from anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) 💡 📸: fg.bmj.com/content/early/…

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