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- Cholesteatoma
The patient’s audiogram showed left-sided conductive hearing loss, and examination revealed an atelectatic tympanic membrane on the left with a retraction pocket and keratin debris.
Endocrinopathies from checkpoint inhibitors: Incidence, outcomes, and managementA review of the incidence and severity of each immune checkpoint inhibitor-related endocrinopathy, factors related to toxicity risk, and principles of management.
- Aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular events: Key questions remain
Are we done with the issue of aspirin in primary prevention? Not quite yet.
- What is the optimal approach to infiltration and extravasation of nonchemotherapy medications?
The immediate response is warm or cold compression and assessment of the severity.
- Reincarnating autoimmunity: Immune-related adverse events as new diseases
The range of adverse events is broad. Any organ can be affected, and any naturally occurring autoimmune process can be mimicked by the massive inflammation generated by checkpoint inhibition.
- Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT?
Clinical acumen and use of delirium scoring tools help narrow the range of possible causes for the individual patient and guide decisions on the need for further testing and imaging.
