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- Heart failure guidelines: What you need to know about the 2017 focused update
Prevention, preserved ejection fraction, hypertension, iron, sleep apnea, and acute decompensation.
- Aleukemic leukemia cutis
An 85-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive nodules on the scalp, neck, trunk, and extremities.
- Repeating blood cultures after initial bacteremia: When and how often?
Repeating blood cultures after an initial positive result is superfluous except in certain situations.
- Follow-up blood cultures are often needed after bacteremia
Without follow-up cultures, the adequacy of treatment can be difficult to assess.
- There is more to the TSH than a number
Management of subclinical hypothyroidism should be nuanced and based on clinical and laboratory parameters.
- Emphysematous cystitis
The patient had fallen in her home and remained on the floor for 2 days until neighbors heard her cries and called 911.
- Rapidly progressive pleural effusion
A 33-year-old nonsmoker presents with severe pleuritic chest pain; the differential diagnosis is broad.
- Common benign breast concerns for the primary care physician
Because breast cancer is so common, women with breast problems often fear the worst. They needn’t.
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: A primary care guideLow-risk MGUS may not require subspecialty referral and can be followed by the outpatient provider.