Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Screening guidelines: A matter of perspective
Guidelines are only guidelines: we should use them within a personalized context.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Six screening tests for adults: What’s recommended? What’s controversial?
Guidelines for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and cancers of the colon, cervix, lung, breast, and prostate.
- Why are we doing cardiovascular outcome trials in type 2 diabetes?
Lowering blood glucose alone may not reduce adverse cardiovascular events.
The Clinical Picture
- Miss the ear, and you may miss the diagnosis
A 52-year-old woman presented with pain, redness, and swelling in both ears, sparing the earlobes.
1-Minute Consult
- Does massive hemoptysis always merit diagnostic bronchoscopy?
The procedure can control the airway, find the source of the bleeding, and in some cases stop it.
Im Board Review
- A 61-year-old man with fluctuating hypertension
In this patient with diabetes, an episode of hypoglycemia led to an unexpected discovery.
Review
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Implications of recent studies
A review of the new definition of this disease and new important studies of ventilatory and nonventilatory therapies.
Caring for women with HIV: Unique needs and challengesFertility, pregnancy, contraception, and aging must be taken into account.
Editorial
- Women and HIV: An expanded perspective
HIV preys on the vulnerable. Testing is crucial. Pre-exposure prophlyaxis is an attractive concept but an incomplete solution.
Commentary
Inadequate glycemic control remains the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, and nontraumatic lower-limb amputation.