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- Should all patients have a resting 12-lead ECG before elective noncardiac surgery?
If the risk is low, an ECG could unnecessarily delay surgery, drive up costs, trigger further testing, and increase anxiety.
When patients on target-specific oral anticoagulants need surgeryUntil evidence-based guidelines are developed, clinicians will have to apply their knowledge of pharmacology.
- Why is metformin contraindicated in chronic kidney disease? (May 2014)
A reader comments on why metformin is contraindicated in chronic kidney disease, which was mentioned by Sakhuja et al (Cleve Clin J Med 2014; 81:289–299).
- Managing snoring: When to consider surgery
If conservative measures fail, a variety of surgical procedures are designed to keep the airway open during sleep.
- Terry nails in a patient with chronic alcoholic liver disease
His fingernails had a distal thin brown-pink transverse band, a white nail bed, and no lunula.
- ‘Allergic to the sun’
A homeless man presents with burning pain and lesions in his arm for the past 2 to 3 days.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy apical variant
When a professional soccer player required ankle surgery, his electrocardiogram showed several abnormalities.
Radon and lung cancer: Assessing and mitigating the riskRadon exposure is the second most common cause of lung cancer, but the evidence so far does not support screening for lung cancer in people exposed to it.
- To improve our patients’ health, look beyond reducing readmissions
Focusing on the readmission rate diverts attention from more proactive ways to improve safety, quality, and value.