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With statins, should we “start low and go slow” or adopt a new paradigm?

A device recall does not call for panic. Physicians should weigh the risks and benefits for the individual patient.

Higher doses lead to more cases of myopathy, a potentially serious problem. Fortunately, the incidence is very low.

Alopecia areata often resolves on its own, but some treatment is often needed due to the psychosocial impact.

Although the condition is common, a high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose it.

Experts are advocating earlier, more aggressive treatment of type 2 diabetes.

This common problem in mechanical ventilation increases the work of breathing, worsens gas exchange, and decreases cardiac output.

We’re not getting our patients’ low-density lipoprotein cholesterol down to goal levels. We would do better by starting at a higher dose if the patient has a higher baseline level.

Lacking direct data, we base our approach on data from patients with bare-metal stents and from patients receiving antiplatelet therapy for acute coronary syndromes.

A man with cancer presents with new dyspnea and low-grade fever. What is the best diagnostic approach?

These drugs improve the prognosis more than one would expect from their effect on blood pressure alone.

Eating and drinking are better than parenteral nutrition.

Intravascular ultrasonography in coronary atherosclerosis