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- Short and sweet: Writing better consult notes in the era of the electronic medical record
Avoid repeating everything already in the record, but include your reasoning and teaching points.
- When should I discuss driving with my older patients?
Discuss driving safety with any patient who is age 80 or older, `or who has a high-risk medical condition.
- In Reply: Insulin therapy and cancer risk (October 2014)
A reader comments on whether insulin therapy increases the risk of cancer (October 2014).
- Ebola virus: Questions, answers, and more questions
The clinical virology of Ebola virus, the reported proposed treatments, and an overview of the current outbreak.
- Syncope: Etiology and diagnostic approach
There are three major types: neurally mediated, orthostatic, and cardiac. The goal is to rule out structural heart disease.
- Is antibiotic treatment indicated in a patient with a positive urine culture but no symptoms?
Some groups should be screened and treated, eg, pregnant women and patients undergoing an invasive urologic procedure.
- Diabetes therapy and cancer risk (October 2014)
A reader comments on the risk of cancer with diabetes drugs (October 2014).
- Sarcoidal infiltration of tattoos
Corticosteroid treatment resulted in clinical improvement after 3 months.