Latest Articles
- Mechanical cardiac support: Is the bridge a destination when you’re stuck on it?
Mechanical support of the circulation raises myriad problems. Answers will come, but slowly.
- Privacy protection for your patients: Understanding the federal requirements
On April 14, 2003, almost every medical provider in this country must implement new federal privacy rules. Here’s how.
- Microalbuminuria: Is it a valid predictor of cardiovascular risk?
Protein in the urine is bad, even in small amounts. The risks, possible mechanisms, and recommendations.
- Supplements and the prostate: Widespread use, little evidence
What should we tell the many men who take supplements for the prostate?
- When should prophylactic colectomy be considered in patients with ulcerative colitis?
Prophylactic colectomy eliminates the risk of colorectal cancer, but almost always leads to a lower quality of life.
- Supersized America: Help your patients regain control of their weight
Despite disheartening statistics, patients are more likely to lose weight if their physicians encourage them to do so.
- Erectile dysfunction: Why drug therapy isn’t always enough
We must not neglect the central role of the mind and emotional relationships in sexual physiology.
- The ALLHAT Trial
Diuretics are unsurpassed in lowering blood pressure, reducing clinical events, tolerability, and low cost.
- An 18-year-old man with swelling in his left thumb
What is the cause of this patients symptoms? A self-test.
- Do patients who fail to complete a hepatitis A or hepatitis B vaccination series have to restart it?
Limited data indicate that neither series need he restarted.