A key Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) conclusion is that thiazide diuretics should be preferred for first-step antihypertensive therapy.
If K65R is present, as occasionally occurs in patients receiving a tenofovir- or stavudine-containing regimen, zidovudine/lamivudine is preferred for second-line therapy.
In continuous dialysis, the strictly regional nature (only the circuit) of citrate anticoagulation means that it is preferred for first-line use.
If TAMs are present, as often occurs in patients receiving a zidovudine- or stavudine-containing regimen, a tenofovir-containing regimen is preferred for second-line therapy.
Over the last few years, the use of an NNRTI, such as efavirenz in industrialized countries and nevirapine in resource-limited settings, had been preferred for first-line treatment due to its high potency and low pill burden.
The second action may be preferred for energy savings.
In conclusion, we suggest that the weekly schedule could be preferred for patients candidate to receive docetaxel as second-line chemotherapy for an advanced NSCLC, because of a better safety profile, some positive effects on QoL and no evidence of strikingly different effect on survival as compared to the 3-week schedule.
Thus, the method based on a second-order differential equation should be preferred for the sake of accuracy.
Watson was preferred for the first Test, but the coach Darren Lehmann admitted he was "very close" to losing his place in the XI. Watson was trapped lbw twice in that match, which Australia lost by 169 runs.
A cost driven approach was preferred for the first optimization based on sCOD and sSugar.
Fourth, PVDF membranes are preferred for immunoblotting; and Fifth, the optimal sequence for the staining process is (a) electrophoresis, (b) electroblotting, (c) derivatization with DNPH, (d) immunostaining, and (e) protein staining with colloidal gold.
