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- Steroids in the acutely ill: Evolving recommendations and practice
New information has been generated with regard to what causes critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency, how to diagnose it, who should receive corticosteroid treatment, and what regimens to use.
- Evaluation and management of orthostatic hypotension: Limited data, limitless opportunity
Orthostatic hypotension is common and can have serious consequences. The author offers a systematic approach to evaluation and management.
- Options for preserving fertility in women undergoing gonadotoxic treatment
For females undergoing cancer therapy, proactive treatments can help preserve the possibility of having children.
- Myopathy for the general internist: Statins and much more
How to evaluate and manage muscle complaints in patients taking a statin, interpret creatine kinase test results, and recognize common as well as potentially dangerous myopathies.
- Our missing microbes: Short-term antibiotic courses have long-term consequences
Is the rise in chronic diseases due to loss of microbial diversity?
- Diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder in primary care
Many patients have undiagnosed bipolar depression, ie, depression with shifts to periods of mania.
- What you can do for your fibromyalgia patient
Fibromyalgia is a defi ned syndrome of neuronal dysregulation and can be diagnosed and managed in a primary care setting.
- Kidney transplant: New opportunities and challenges
Kidney transplant improves survival and long-term outcomes in patients with renal failure.
PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-makingPatients mistakenly believe that PCI saves lives. They need clear information to give informed consent.