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- Is spirometry necessary to diagnose and control asthma?
Asthma is a clinical diagnosis, but spirometry can improve how we diagnose, assess, and control it.
- When should brain imaging precede lumbar puncture in cases of suspected bacterial meningitis?
Few patients need it. Empiric antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy must not be delayed.
- Heartburn or heart attack? A mimic of MI
The diagnosis: milk-alkali syndrome, complicated by thiazide use.
- Bedbugs: Awareness is key
Bedbugs are back, and they are everywhere. Not all who are bitten have reactions.
- Hypoglycemia after gastric bypass: An emerging complication
Post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia arises late and is probably more common than initially thought.
Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspneaHow accurate are the signs of pneumonia, pleural effusion, COPD, and congestive heart failure?
- Strategies for management of intermittent fasting in patients with diabetes
The focus is on avoiding hypoglycemia, but patients also need to know the risks of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis.
- Tickborne diseases other than Lyme in the United States
Consider them in patients with known or potential tick exposure and fever or vague constitutional symptoms.
- Imaging suggestive, but symptoms atypical
Pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage is an artifact of CT imaging.