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- SGLT-2 inhibitors: Diabetes and CKD and CHF (and gout?), oh my!
What mechanisms might account for the diverse beneficial effects of the SGLT-2 inhibitors observed across various diseases?
- Preventing herpes zoster in immunocompromised patients: Current concepts
The authors review clinical aspects of herpes zoster vaccination, including identifying at-risk patients, weighing the risks and benefits of the recombinant zoster vaccine, and using best practices for administering the vaccine.
- Does my patient with acute variceal hemorrhage need a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt?
Placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt can be used as salvage therapy to control bleeding when endoscopic management fails and as a means of secondary prophylaxis in select patients.
- Varicose veins
A 60-year-old man presented with a 20-year history of slowly worsening prominent veins in both lower limbs.
- Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist
The authors explore how primary care clinicians can use current recommendations to manage patients with mild to moderate gastroparesis.
- Pursuing the diagnosis of low back pain
The recommended conservative approach eschewing initial imaging in patients with acute or subacute low back pain is unlikely to miss a significant clinical problem in those with no “red flags,” though the evaluation should be tempered in patients with chronic low back pain.
Diabetes technology: A primer for cliniciansThis review of the basics of various diabetes management devices is intended to enhance clinicians’ comfort level in helping patients use these technologies.
- Low back pain: Spondylitis?
A 37-year-old woman was referred to a rheumatology clinic due to symptoms concerning for spondylitis after noting intermittent back pain with right-sided groin pain.