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Concussion: Evaluation and managementInitial therapy involves several days of cognitive and physical rest, then a gradual return to activities.
- Renal denervation: Are we on the right path?
Before renal denervation can be a mainstream therapy, we need proof that it reduces blood pressure or clinical events.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing February 2017
Errors occurred in Leclerc K. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical tool Cleve Clin J Med 2017; 84:161–168.
- A rational approach to opioid use disorder in primary care
Treating addiction is quickly becoming part of primary care. Clinicians can no longer turn a blind eye toward this problem.
- The Leser-Trélat sign
The patient presented with night sweats, dry cough, weight loss, and sudden onset of “itchy moles” on her back.
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brain
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.
- Labels matter: Challenging conversations or challenging people?
Caring for patients is a complex, intricate, intimate privilege. To characterize it otherwise is to not fully understand it.
- A patient with altered mental status and an acid-base disturbance
Acid-base disorders can be diagnosed and characterized using a systematic, fi ve-step approach.