Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Regularizing the approach to the irregularly irregular
We have more choices, more data, and more management algorithms, but still no panacea for atrial fibrillation.
Editorial
- The stethoscope as metaphor
The humanities—and bedside skills—ought to be a fundamental part of medical education. The alternative is a future full of technicians with tricorders, but sorely lacking in healers.
Review
- Distinguishing cellulitis from its mimics
Common imitators are stasis dermatitis, lipodermatosclerosis, contact dermatitis, lymphedema, eosinophilic cellulitis, and papular urticaria.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Atrial fibrillation: New drugs, devices, and procedures
An update on controversies in treating atrial fi brillation: new oral anticoagulants vs warfarin, rate control vs rhythm control, the safety of dronedarone, and the efficacy of ablation.
Personalizing Patient Care
- Genetic counselors: Your partners in clinical practice
As our understanding of the human genome has grown, so too has the need for health care providers to help patients and families understand the implications of these discoveries.
Review
- Autoinflammatory syndromes: Fever is not always a sign of infection
Our growing understanding of genetics and the immune system has unearthed a number of syndromes characterized by recurrent fevers that mimic malignancy or infection.
Letters to the Editor
- Synthetic legal intoxicating drugs
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).
- In reply: Synthetic legal intoxicating drugs
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).
- Geriatric patient-centered medical home
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).
- In reply: Geriatric patient-centered medical home
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).
Commentary
Three case scenarios show how the clinical examination can complement echocardiography in the evaluation of valvular heart disease.