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- Suzetrigine: A novel nonopioid systemic analgesic
The systemic sodium channel blocker suzetrigine may serve as another option for multimodal postoperative analgesia regimens and for managing acute nonsurgical pain.
- Rapidly progressive kidney failure in an 82-year-old man with respiratory symptoms
The patient presented to the emergency department due to worsening dry cough, lower-extremity edema, and fatigue, all of which had begun about 2 weeks earlier.
- Artificial intelligence in medicine: How it works, how it fails
Using practical clinical examples, the authors explain the subset of artificial intelligence called large language models, highlighting the capabilities and limitations of these systems.
- Atrial fibrillation in patients with obesity: How can we optimize management?
Heart rate and rhythm control therapies often must be adjusted when treating patients with obesity, while other measures can reduce the onset or recurrence of atrial fibrillation.
- Do corticosteroids prevent reactions to infusions of contrast, monoclonal antibodies, or chemotherapy?
The data and recommendations about corticosteroid pretreatment vary by medication class and the individual medication, necessitating a medication- and patient-specific approach.
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
The patient presented for evaluation of yellowish plaques on her neck that had been present since childhood.
- More on the myths and perceived magic of corticosteroids
It is widely accepted that corticosteroids can partially prevent infusion reactions to intravenous diagnostic and therapeutic agents, but evidence to support this concept is scant.
- Update on antiobesity pharmacotherapy in adults: Current and emerging options
The authors review antiobesity medications that are currently available or under investigation and discuss how to personalize obesity treatment.
A young woman with Kallmann syndrome and acute neurologic symptomsDiagnoses considered on initial presentation included conditions that present with stroke-like symptoms such as seizure, hemiplegic migraine, transient ischemic attack, and brain tumor.
- Vaccine hesitancy: Where are we heading?
Vaccination recently was hailed as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century; now, the World Health Organization lists vaccine hesitancy among the top 10 threats to global health.
