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- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: A neurologist’s perspective
Confirming the diagnosis is only the start of the journey. The greater challenge and opportunity lie in how physicians present the diagnosis to the patient and family.
- Glycemic targets in the ICU: A look back, and ahead
Much work is still needed to understand the nuances of glycemic targets in critically ill patients, and to learn how to take advantage of evolving technology to improve glycemic control.
- Fungus among us: A poster child for diagnostic stewardship
When interpreting the significance of Aspergillus species in respiratory culture, first ask if the culture was clinically indicated, or if this was an incidental finding.
- Famous and not-so-famous physical findings in infectious endocarditis: A look back
It is difficult to find a disease more emblematic of the practice of internal medicine.
- Calcium pyrophosphate deposition and crowned dens syndrome
Patients are typically over age 65, often with significant leukocytosis and dramatically elevated inflammatory markers.
- Median arcuate ligament syndrome: A clinical dilemma
Patients with chronic abdominal pain can benefit from a multidisciplinary evaluation.
- All that wheezes…
All that wheezes is not asthma, but it is airway obstruction of one kind or another.
- SGLT-2 inhibitors: A new era in managing diabetic kidney disease starts now
Randomized controlled trials of these new agents had positive outcomes.
- Trials and tribulations of testosterone therapy in women: Importance of adhering to the evidence
Testosterone should not be touted for outcomes that are not supported by data.
- Prostate cancer: To screen or not to screen? The question is complicated
Prostate cancer screening is controversial due to the complexity of harms and benefits.