More articles from Review
- Chronic constipation: Update on management
If conservative treatments fail, clinicians can choose from a growing list of new ones.
- Postexposure management of infectious diseases
People who have been exposed to an infectious disease should be evaluated promptly and systematically.
Bedbugs: Helping your patient through an infestationPhysicians are often at the forefront in the diagnosis and treatment of bedbug infestation.
- Reproductive planning for women after solid-organ transplant
Pregnancy can succeed, but patients must wait at least a year. Until then, meticulous contraception is mandatory.
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brain
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.
- Fall risk and anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in the elderly: A delicate balance
The decision-making process is complex and should be shared with the patient and the patient’s family and caregivers.
- Maternal asthma: Management strategies
The benefits of asthma treatment during pregnancy outweigh the risks associated with the medications used.
- Is there a doctor on board? In-flight medical emergencies
Although not legally required to render assistance, physicians have an ethical obligation to do so and should be prepared.
- A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
Endoscopic submucosal dissection allows curative resection of early malignant gastrointestinal lesions.
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia: Evaluation and medical management in primary care
Effective medical therapy is available but underutilized in the primary care setting.
