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- Rhinosinusitis and the role of imaging
Imaging should only be used in complicated sinus infections, in recurrent or chronic sinus disease, or in surgical planning.
- Cardiac troponin testing: Goodbye, ‘troponinemia’
Any troponin elevation is prognostically important; dismissing it as “troponinemia” is no longer a viable strategy.
- Pneumonia and alcohol use disorder: Implications for treatment
Patients with alcohol use disorder are at increased risk for Streptococcus pneumoniae but not resistant gram-negative infections.
- Thoracic imaging in COVID-19
Typical findings include bilateral multifocal parenchymal opacities, predominantly in the peripheral and lower zones.
- Should we monitor troponin up to peak value when evaluating for acute coronary syndrome?
No. Once troponin is over the 99th percentile, finding the peak value does not aid in diagnosis.