Table of Contents
From the Editor
- IM Board Review: A medical mystery every month
Nearly every month for the past 8 years we have asked you the reader to unravel a complicated case.
1-Minute Consult
Should the actual or the corrected serum sodium be used to calculate the anion gap in diabetic ketoacidosis?The two values have different uses: use the measured value to calculate the anion gap and the corrected value to assess dehydration.
- Should we still be using theophylline to treat asthma?
With better drugs available, theophylline has been relegated to fourth-line status.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure: Does it improve outcomes?
Why insert an endotracheal tube when a mask may do?
- Heat illness: Tips for recognition and treatment
Heat stroke is an acute, life-threatening emergency. Early recognition and rapid cooling are essential.
Im Board Review
- Myocardial infarction in a 24-year-old woman
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
Review
- Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: What works? What doesn’t?
Although pressure ulcers continue to confound our best efforts, their incidence can be reduced and their healing can be speeded.
- Update on peripheral vascular diseases: From smoking cessation to stenting
Despite advances, the two most important treatments remain the same: stopping smoking and starting a walking program.
