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From the Editor
- We can learn a lot from drug adverse effects
No one likes adverse effects, but they can teach us important things about human biology.
The Clinical Picture
- Brain abscesses in a 60-year-old man
The lesions were not from compromised immunity, but from septic hematogenous spread of an odontogenic infection.
1-Minute Consult
Symptoms to Diagnosis
- Shortness of breath, fever, cough, and more in an elderly woman
The patient’s many problems include ventricular tachycardia, requiring an implanted cardioverter-defi brillator and amiodarone.
Review
- Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?
Shared medical appointments allow multiple patients to be managed together by a multidisciplinary team.
Editorial
- Coronary artery calcium scoring: A valuable tool in primary care
Coronary calcium scoring is safe and accurate, but who should be tested?
Commentary
Current evidence suggests little reason to prescribe calcium, and vitamin D should be for patients with low levels.