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- Nociplastic pain: A practical guide to chronic pain management in the primary care setting
Nociplastic pain is characterized by amplification of pain transmission and pain perception and does not involve visible tissue injury or damage, which makes it difficult to understand and manage.
Most elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not need to be treatedAge-adjusted thyrotropin reference ranges, consideration of individual circumstances, and a wait-and-see approach for mild subclinical hypothyroidism might be more suitable than a universal treatment strategy.
- Psychedelics, spirituality, and existential distress in patients at the end of life
The authors explore the role of psychedelics in addressing patients’ spiritual and existential suffering at the end of life from a medical, ethical, and legal perspective.
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Practice trends and projectionsFuture directions include expanding the use of multiarterial grafting, offering patients less-invasive approaches, and enhancing operative recovery.
- Cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV: Risk assessment and management
Because people living with HIV develop coronary artery disease much earlier than the general population, careful attention must be given to assessment and management of their cardiovascular risk.
- Psychedelic-assisted therapy: An overview for the internist
The authors review the potential effects, risks, and therapeutic applications of the psychedelic drugs MDMA (Ecstasy) and psilocybin, with a focus on MDMA-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder and psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression.
- Hypoglycemia after bariatric surgery: Management updates
The authors discuss how to differentiate post-bariatric surgery hypoglycemia from other causes of hypoglycemia, highlight the evolving role of continuous glucose monitors in detecting it, and summarize management options.
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Diagnostic and management strategies
The challenge lies in managing those with the Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern on electrocardiogram but no symptoms.
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Unusual presentations of pericardial diseaseTaking a good history, performing a good physical examination, and properly reading an electrocardiogram and chest radiograph are the best starting points for diagnosing pericardial and mediastinal disease.
- Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant: Something old, something new
The authors review differences in the pathophysiology and management of classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant, the latter of which has become more common with the increasing use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors.