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- Diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly
As people age, GERD becomes more common, more likely to cause complications, and more challenging to diagnose and treat.
- Osteoporosis: Which current treatments reduce fracture risk?
With effective agents available, physicians should make osteoporosis treatment a priority, especially for patients at high risk.
Can calcium and vitamin D supplementation adequately treat most patients with osteoporosis?Although calcium and vitamin D play an important role in treating osteoporosis, they are not adequate by themselves.
What do you recommend for a patient with a Pap smear indicating atypical cells?The finding of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) should prompt a test for human papillomavirus.
- Treating acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in the face of antibiotic resistance
With bacterial resistance on the rise, selecting the right antibiotic is crucial.
- A 42-year-old woman with polyarthritis
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
- If it ain’t broke, what are we trying to fix? Reprocessing devices labeled“for single use only”
A new FDA rule will enrich the manufacturers of medical devices and saddle us with another layer of bureaucracy. All to fix a nonexistent problem.
- Osteoarthritis: No cure, but many options for symptom relief
For most patients, management options consist of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapy Disease-modifying drugs may be on the horizon.
