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- Should my patients take their blood pressure medications in the evening to enhance cardiovascular benefit?
The focus should be to achieve blood pressure control and facilitate adherence, regardless of the timing of the medications.
- Stiff hands in a man with type 1 diabetes
The patient had been on injectable insulin for the past 6 years, with frequent dose titrations because of poor control. A recent hemoglobin A1c was 7.2%.
Treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyondOptions include behavioral interventions, oral appliances, nasal expiratory positive airway pressure, negative pressure interventions, and surgical procedures. Certain drugs are also promising.
- Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
The authors provide an overview of currently available and guideline-backed treatments.
- Why I, as a rheumatologist, am happy to make the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
Why should a rheumatologist have special interest in this disorder? The answer lies in 2 major reasons patients are referred for a rheumatology consultation: fatigue and inflammation.
- Oral lichen planus
Risk factors include medications, dental materials, and viral infections such as hepatitis C.
- Hey, Doc: Could the 2023–2024 cold and flu season finally be the calm after the storm?
The author answers questions patients may have about the currently available influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines.
- The drop of a pin: Accidental ingestion of a sharp foreign body
If endoscopic retrieval fails, conservative management may be appropriate with daily abdominal radiography.
- The new GFR equations: How will eliminating the race coefficient affect Black patients?
The authors discuss the history of equations for the glomerular filtration rate and potential clinical consequences of the new equations.
- A reticular eruption on the thighs
During cold winter weather, the patient had been wearing an electric heating pad between the thighs.
