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- Uric Acid Nephropathy: Management Pearls
Patients with uric acid renal calculi are best treated with hydration and urinary alkalinization, not surgery or lithotripsy.
- Intra-arterial chemotherapy for brain tumors
A program involving rabbit and human protocols demonstrates the successful integration of basic and clinical research with practical applications.
- Diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis
Despite therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis still has an overall mortality of 20%; transesophageal echocardiography may improve the management of these patients.
- Evaluation and treatment of generalized pruritus
Generalized pruritus that does not respond quickly to symptomatic therapy requires careful evaluation and close follow-up.
- Recombinant t-PA and platelet activity
The effects of rt-PA on platelet activity could have a direct impact on thrombolytic efficacy, coronary artery reocclusion, and risk of hemorrhage.
- Differential Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
The usual cause of hypersensitivity vasculitis is exposure to a drug or toxin, but infection, Henoch Schönlein purpura, and connective tissue diseases also are possible.
- Pancreas transplantation: state of the art
With improved immunosuppressive therapy, pancreas transplantation may become an option for diabetic patients early in the course of their disease.
- Pancreas transplantation: alternatives and limitations
Future alternatives to traditional insulin administration include closed-loop delivery systems and islet cell transplantation.
- Assessment of the size of acute myocardial infarction I: biochemical methods
For routine purposes, measurement of slowly catabolized enzymes is the most practical way to determine infarct size.