Table of Contents
In this Issue
1-Minute Consult
Should hypercholesterolemia be treated in patients older than 65?Recent studies have tipped the balance in favor of treatment in older patients with high cholesterol and known atherosclerosis.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Transplantation without immunosuppression: What the future may hold
Findings in noncompliant allograft recipients may ultimately allow transplant recipients to avoid taking immunosuppressive drugs long-term.
Interpreting Key Trials
- Treatment of Helicobacter pylori in nonulcer dyspepsia: Should we or shouldn't we?
Although it may be tempting to treat for Helicobacter pylori in every patient with dyspepsia, two recent trials indicate we should temper our enthusiasm.
Review
- The role of the maternal-fetal medicine specialist
What this new type of specialist can offer, and when to call one in.
- Late-stage emphysema: When medical therapy fails
Medical therapy is the cornerstone, but surgery may benefit some patients.
IM Board Review
- Aneurysms and hypermobility in a 45-year-old woman
What is the likely cause of this patient's symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
Review
- Intracoronary stenting: An overview for the clinician
More than 60% of patients undergoing angioplasty now receive stents. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
- Subacute care: Which patients benefit?
For patients with special needs, a subacute care unit is the bridge between the acute hospital setting and home.
