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- New atrial fibrillation guideline: Modify risk, control rhythm, prevent progression
Key updates in the new American guideline include recommendations for aggressive lifestyle and risk-factor modifications, annual assessment of thromboembolic risk, and early rhythm control.
- Does my adult patient need a measles vaccine?
Possibly. Adults without acceptable presumptive evidence of immunity to measles should receive 1 dose of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, and 2 doses are recommended for adults in special situations.
- Do I need to treat supine hypertension in my hospitalized patient?
Inpatients with an elevated supine blood pressure should be evaluated for orthostatic changes before treatment is considered.
- Subclinical hypothyroidism: What’s in a name?
Clinicians should remain thoughtful about the variability in aging biology and not be blinded by a name.
- Psychedelics, spirituality, and existential distress in patients at the end of life
The authors explore the role of psychedelics in addressing patients’ spiritual and existential suffering at the end of life from a medical, ethical, and legal perspective.
- Prolonged venous filling time and dependent rubor in a patient with peripheral artery disease
Physical examination in a man who presented with foot pain revealed absent bilateral posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses and dusky erythema of both feet.
- 2024 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular management before noncardiac surgery: What’s new?
The author highlights key changes and recommendations of the new guideline, how they differ from previous and other society guidelines, and ongoing challenges and unresolved issues in perioperative care.
- Nociplastic pain: A practical guide to chronic pain management in the primary care setting
Nociplastic pain is characterized by amplification of pain transmission and pain perception and does not involve visible tissue injury or damage, which makes it difficult to understand and manage.