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- Perioperative care of the elderly patient: special considerations
For the elderly, surgical risk factors such as underlying disease or the nature of the surgery are more important than age alone. A preoperative assessment can help define risk.
- Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: when NSAIDs fail
With diligent monitoring, low-dose methotrexate is effective for treating selected patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and it is safer than previously thought.
- Preoperative screenings What tests are necessary?
Ordering preoperative tests is as easy as checking a form. But what tests are worthwhile for which patients?
- Are calcium antagonists safe?
Recent studies have generated a storm of controversy. A member of the NIH committee on calcium-channel blockers gives his perspective.
- The endoscope and infection transmission: the problems and how to avoid them
Effective protocols for cleaning and disinfecting endoscopes.
- An update on prostate cancer
The diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, including the role of screening and treatment strategies for localized and advanced tumors.
- Evaluating unexplained syncope with upright tilt testing
A review of this problematic technique for diagnos ing vasovagal syncope and recommendations for its use.
- Use of old and new oral 5-aminosalicylic acid formulations in inflammatory bowel disease
Sulfasalazine, a 5-ASA agent, is the anti-inflammatory agent of choice for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Newer delayed-release formulations can also be appropriate first-line agents.
- Role of metformin in type II diabetes
When diet and exercise fail to control type II diabetes, metformin promotes control of blood sugar levels.