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- A rose by any other name is still a rose—but why a rose?
Christopher Columbus returned from the New World with a chronic illness, now believed to have been reactive arthritis.
- Measuring both serum amylase and lipase for acute pancreatitis lowers quality and raises cost
Measuring lipase alone is sufficient.
- Medical management of urinary incontinence in women
It is common, underreported, and undertreated. Primary care physicians can offer conservative management.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing February 2017
Errors occurred in Leclerc K. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical tool Cleve Clin J Med 2017; 84:161–168.
Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemiaIt is most common in patients with renal impairment, can be life-threatening, and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
- A rational approach to opioid use disorder in primary care
Treating addiction is quickly becoming part of primary care. Clinicians can no longer turn a blind eye toward this problem.
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brain
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.
- Pseudo-Wellens syndrome after heavy marijuana use
Acute marijuana intoxication is associated with reversible changes in the P and T waves and ST segments.
- Swelling of both arms and chest after push-ups
Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis: myalgia, muscle weakness, dark urine, and, in some, muscle swelling.
- What is the role of roflumilast in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
It has been shown to reduce acute exacerbations in patients with severe disease.