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Barnes, David
Preventing a first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhageBecause variceal hemorrhage is a medical emergency in which up to 20% of patients die, the best strategy is to try to prevent the first episode of bleeding.
Bollinger, Kathryn E.
- What can patients expect from cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery has evolved into an outpatient procedure that requires minimal anesthesia and significantly improves vision for about 90% of patients.
Hirsch, Ronald
Jones, J. Stephen
- How to evaluate ‘dipstick hematuria’: What to do before you refer
Many people have some amount of blood in their urine, but relatively few have a serious problem. Which patients need urologic studies and consultation, which need nephrologic evaluation, and which need no intervention at all?
Kelleher, Michael
Khaderi, Saira
- Preventing a first episode of esophageal variceal hemorrhage
Because variceal hemorrhage is a medical emergency in which up to 20% of patients die, the best strategy is to try to prevent the first episode of bleeding.
Klineberg, Eric
Langston, Roger H. S.
- What can patients expect from cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery has evolved into an outpatient procedure that requires minimal anesthesia and significantly improves vision for about 90% of patients.
Lincoff, A. Michael
- Should patients on long-term warfarin take aspirin for heart disease?
The benefit of adding aspirin to warfarin (Coumadin) outweighs the risk in patients with acute coronary syndrome, mechanical heart valves, or coronary stents, but maybe not for patients who have stable coronary artery disease or who are at risk of coronary disease.
