Table of Contents
From the Editor
- To err is human, but…
Being wrong is part of being human, but I don’t like it. To avoid being wrong, we might try keeping a checklist.
1-Minute Consult
- Should all patients with significant proteinuria take a renin-angiotensin inhibitor?
Most of them should, with exceptions due to adverse effects such as angioedema, cough, and hyperkalemia.
The Clinical Picture
- Stellate ulceration in a nonuremic patient
Calciphylaxis is a poorly understood small-vessel vasculopathy most often associated with end-stage renal disease.
- The color purple
Purple urine bag syndrome is a sign of urinary tract infection and should be treated if symptomatic.
Review
- Noncosmetic uses of botulinum toxin in otolaryngology
It is used for spasmodic dysphonia, essential tremor of the voice, and dysphagia due to cricopharyngeal dysfunction.
Pancreas transplant for diabetes mellitusTransplant consistently normalizes hemoglobin A1c levels without the risk of severe hypoglycemia.
- An elderly woman with ‘heart failure’: Cognitive biases and diagnostic error
The authors review a case to analyze what went wrong and why.
- Women’s health 2015: An update for the internist
Antidepressants in pregnancy, nonhormonal therapies for menopausal symptoms, and heart failure therapy.
- Recreational cannabis use: Pleasures and pitfalls
The legalization of cannabis and its increased potency today are leading to complications hitherto unseen.
- Common infectious complications of liver transplant
The risk and the likely organisms vary with the patient’s state of immunosuppression and the time after transplant.
