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- Effective treatment of Alzheimer disease and its complications
Prompt and careful treatment can improve the quality of life for Alzheimer patients.
- Cancer genetics for the clinician: Recommendations on screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
The discovery of cancer-related genes raises difficult questions for clinicians and patients.
How should patients taking the discontinued diabetes drug troglitazone be managed?The newer insulin sensitizers appear safe, but monitoring for hepatotoxicity is still warranted.
- Appropriate use of DNR orders: A practical approach
A procedure and rationale for resolving conflict and reaching consensus about end-of-life care.
- ‘Rescue’ angioplasty for failed thrombolysis
Although data are few, a strategy of angioplasty-after-thrombolysis seems reasonable and beneficial.
- Infective endocarditis: Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, referral
With proper diagnosis and treatment, the cure rate for this challenging condition is over 80%.
- Rapid assessment of rehabilitation options for functional disability
A simple, stepwise protocol to rapidly assess functional disabilities.
- Screening for renal artery stenosis: Which patients? Which test?
For a patient with persistently high blood pressure despite multiple medications, which screening test for renovascular hypertension is best?
- Using viral load, CD4+ levels, and clinical response to guide antiviral therapy for HIV
A summary of the most recent guidelines from the International AIDS Society.