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- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An update for the primary physician
COPD has seen several changes in its assessment and treatment in recent years, reflecting advances in our understanding.
- Encephalopathy despite thiamine repletion during alcohol withdrawal
When managing a patient with chronic alcohol abuse who is beginning to withdraw, expect the unexpected.
- Do patients who received only two doses of hepatitis B vaccine need a booster?
They should get one. However, two doses may be enough in healthy younger adults.
- Optimizing transitions of care to reduce rehospitalizations
Factors that contribute to poor care transitions, programs that improve them, and strategies for successful transitions.
- An 18-year-old woman with hepatic cysts
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm; humans become infected when they ingest the eggs.
- The generalist, the specialist, and the patient with chronic kidney disease
Comanagement of patients who have a chronic disease is often a challenge.
Managing advanced chronic kidney disease: A primary care guidePrimary care physicians can manage most aspects early on, but as it progresses, more care should shift to a nephrologist.
- Syncope during a pharmacologic nuclear stress test
A dangerous interaction can arise if the culprit drug is overlooked because it is part of a combination product.
- Niacin’s effect on cardiovascular risk: Have we finally learned our lesson?
For now, the renaissance of niacin as a means of lowering cardiovascular risk is only wishful thinking.
- Heart failure in African Americans: Disparities can be overcome
African Americans are disproportionately affected by heart failure, but discrepant outcomes can be minimized.