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- Mitochondrial cytopathy in adults: What we know so far
The manifestations of mitochondrial cycopathy are remarkably diverse, and the syndromes identified so far probably represent only a few of the disorders.
- Use of cholinesterase inhibitors for treatment of Alzheimer disease
These drugs may slow but do not halt disease progression. They may be most beneficial if started early.
- Maximizing response to erythropoietin in treating HIV-associated anemia
A number of treatable factors can impair the response to erythropoietin in HIV patients.
- A young woman with fever, headache, and lymphadenopathy
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
- Trends in hospital medicine: Hospitalist advantages revealed
Available data indicate that hospitalists reduce health care costs while providing care of at least equal quality to that provided by primary care physicians.
How should hyperuricemia be treated in a patient with allopurinol hypersensitivity?If other methods of lowering uric acid fail, desensitization to allopurinol is an option but poses serious risks.
- New cholesterol guidelines: Better, but harder to follow
The new guidelines on lowering cholesterol are good in theory but may prove cumbersome in practice.
- Using the new cholesterol guidelines in everyday practice
Many more patients have become candidates for lipid-lowering therapy under new guidelines recently released.
