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- Do patients who received only two doses of hepatitis B vaccine need a booster?
They should get one. However, two doses may be enough in healthy younger adults.
- Prescribing for the pregnant patient
Key concepts to consider and practical advice for choosing the safest possible drug treatments.
- An 18-year-old woman with hepatic cysts
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm; humans become infected when they ingest the eggs.
- The generalist, the specialist, and the patient with chronic kidney disease
Comanagement of patients who have a chronic disease is often a challenge.
Managing advanced chronic kidney disease: A primary care guidePrimary care physicians can manage most aspects early on, but as it progresses, more care should shift to a nephrologist.
- Syncope during a pharmacologic nuclear stress test
A dangerous interaction can arise if the culprit drug is overlooked because it is part of a combination product.
- Niacin’s effect on cardiovascular risk: Have we finally learned our lesson?
For now, the renaissance of niacin as a means of lowering cardiovascular risk is only wishful thinking.
- Heart failure in African Americans: Disparities can be overcome
African Americans are disproportionately affected by heart failure, but discrepant outcomes can be minimized.
- A 20-year-old woman with fatigue and palpitations
Her blood pressure is 92/48 mm Hg, and her electrocardiogram shows abnormalities. What is going on?