More articles from Review
- Cardiac tamponade: 12 pearls in diagnosis and management
Tamponade shares symptoms and signs with other, more common diseases. Consider it when the patient has chest trauma or a chronic medical illness that can involve the pericardium.
- Recent recommendations on steroid-induced osteoporosis: More targeted, but more complicated
Whenever a patient begins glucocorticoid treatment, we need to think about bone loss. The current guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology are more targeted than in the past but may be harder to use.
- A short story of the short QT syndrome
Short QT syndrome is a recently recognized cause of cardiac rhythm disorders, including sudden cardiac death. Though rare, it is worth thinking about.
Human papillomavirus vaccine: Safe, effective, underusedBecause HPV is sexually transmitted, HPV vaccination has met with public controversy. A review of the data and the challenges.
- Is an adult with Asperger syndrome sitting in your waiting room?
The authors offer guidance on interacting with adult patients who have this disorder. They also address proposed diagnostic changes scheduled to take effect in 2013.
- Mild cognitive impairment: Hope for stability, plan for progression
Older patients often raise concerns about cognitive issues with their primary care physicians. This mild impairment may progress to dementia, remain stable, or even improve.
Sessile serrated polyps: Cancer risk and appropriate surveillanceThe serrated polyp pathway is different than the pathway for conventional adenomas. What does finding these polyps on colonoscopy mean for patient care?
- Statins and diabetes risk: Fact, fiction, and clinical implications
The benefit of preventing serious cardiovascular events using statins seems to outweigh the higher risks of diabetes and poorer glycemic control.
- Tattooing: Medical uses and problems
Tattooing is used in medical alerts, breast reconstruction, radiation oncology, endoscopy, forensic medicine, and other areas.
- Emergency contraception: Separating fact from fiction
Patients can now buy emergency contraceptives over the counter, but physicians should still take every opportunity to discuss effective contraceptive options.