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- Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: What’s new in the 2022 guideline?
Evidence-based and guideline-based medical therapies can help patients feel better, stay out of the hospital, live longer, and potentially improve left ventricular function.
- Brodie abscess in an 87-year-old man
Though Brodie abscess is rare in older adults, timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent exacerbation of the abscess and avoid the need for additional surgical treatment, shortening the duration of hospitalization and preventing long-term complications.
- Reproductive issues and multiple sclerosis: 20 questions
The authors offer answers to frequently asked questions about the management of MS during pregnancy planning, pregnancy, and the postpartum period.
- Paternalism in practice: How we create obstacles for sexual, reproductive, and menopausal healthcare despite our best intentions
In theory, we all understand the concept of shared decision-making. But in practice, clinical recommendations are often still dictated rather than discussed.
How does climate change impact our patients?Comprehensive patient health and well-being will benefit from an understanding of the effects of climate change on health.
- To repeat or not to repeat? Measuring bone mineral density during anti-resorptive therapy or a drug holiday
The authors present evidence for and against monitoring bone mineral density in these patients, arguing against a one-size-fits-all approach.
- Colovesical fistula in men with chronic urinary tract infection: A diagnostic challenge
Most cases are in older men with diverticular disease, Crohn disease, cancer, or iatrogenic injury. Suspect it especially in these patients with UTI symptoms refractory to conventional treatments.
- Fundic gland polyps: Should my patient stop taking PPIs?
Of the 2 types of these polyps, the sporadic type is linked to proton pump inhibitor use, whereas the syndromic type occurs on a background of familial adenomatous polyposis—a key distinction.
- Mass under the lip
The mass had grown slowly over several weeks while the patient was in rehabilitation after a stroke.
Update on current contraceptive options: A case-based discussion of efficacy, eligibility, and useRates of unintended pregnancy are high in the United States. Clinicians need to be well-informed about the full spectrum of contraceptive options to improve reproductive autonomy.