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- A broken pacemaker lead in a 69-year-old woman
The patient presented with fatigue, cough, light-headedness, and a heart rate of 30 beats per minute.
Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspneaHow accurate are the signs of pneumonia, pleural effusion, COPD, and congestive heart failure?
- Apps and fitness trackers that measure sleep: Are they useful?
In general, they have major shortcomings and limited utility.
- Severely frail elderly patients do not need lipid-lowering drugs
Statins have no role as primary prevention in this population, and a minor role as secondary prevention.
- Channeling the flow of medical information
Accesssing information today is like drinking from a firehose. We need some kind of valve to adjust the flow.
- Watson, the game is a foot… or a palm
Sherlock Holmes I am not, but some useful clues are readily apparent if one is prepared to recognize them.
- Blending classic clinical skills with new technology
Back “in the day,” the giants of medicine relied on old-fashioned skills; today, we have an upgraded set of tools.
- A second-degree burn after MRI
After undergoing imaging, the patient had 2 new bullous lesions on his inner thighs.
- It’s time to consider pharmacotherapy for obesity
Consider using chronic weight-loss medications as adjunctive therapy if lifestyle and behavioral strategies are ineffective.