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- Acute pancreatitis (June 2013)
Errors appeared in Batur P. Emergency contraception: Separating fact from fiction. Cleve Clin J Med 2012; 79:771–776; and in Baron T. Managing severe acute pancreatitis. Cleve Clin J Med 2013; 80:354–359.
- Should we use pharmacogenetic testing when prescribing warfarin?
There is evidence in favor of testing, but not yet enough to strongly recommend it.
The FREEDOM trial: In appropriate patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease, CABG beats PCIA large randomized trial finds bypass grafting superior to percutaneous intervention in a highly selected population.
- Lung air-fluid level in a smoker
A 49-year-old man with a 25-pack-year history had a striking finding on radiography.
- Emergency contraception (November 2012)
Errors appeared in Batur P. Emergency contraception: Separating fact from fiction. Cleve Clin J Med 2012; 79:771–776; and in Baron T. Managing severe acute pancreatitis. Cleve Clin J Med 2013; 80:354–359.
- Incidental ovarian cysts: When to reassure, when to reassess, when to refer
Most cysts are benign, but a few are malignant, with a notoriously poor survival rate. How can we tell if a patient truly needs surgery?
- The pipe and the plug: Is unblocking arteries enough?
We all should be more aggressive in using treatments that reduce the progression of coronary artery disease—particularly in patients with diabetes.
- Clinical applications of pharmacogenetics: Present and near future
Pharmacogenetics promises to give clinicians the tools to make treatment decisions based on genetic testing.
- Recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting
A young man taking narcotic analgesics long-term has developed abdominal pain and vomiting. What is the cause?
- Postoperative pain: Meeting new expectations
Patients who need surgery ask, “How much pain will I have, and how will you manage it?”