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- We can learn a lot from drug adverse effects
No one likes adverse effects, but they can teach us important things about human biology.
- What can we do about musculoskeletal pain from bisphosphonates?
The authors recommend acetaminophen before infusions, and acetaminophen or NSAIDs if an acute-phase reaction occurs.
- Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
The pathophysiology and control of hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease, focusing on phosphorus binders.
- Phosphorus in kidney disease: Culprit or bystander?
As kidney function declines, phosphorus accumulates, but the process is complex.
- Diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder in primary care
Many patients have undiagnosed bipolar depression, ie, depression with shifts to periods of mania.
- Navigating travel with diabetes
Help patients plan ahead to manage diabetes while traveling and prepare for emergencies that may arise.
- What inpatient treatments do we have for acute intractable migraine?
Options: volume repletion, antiemetics, antiepileptics, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and magnesium sulfate. Avoid opioids.
- Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance
This antimalarial drug is now approved to treat discoid lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
- A 71-year-old woman with shock and a high INR
She presents with an acute change in mental status, blood pressure 80/40 mm Hg, pulse 130, INR 6.13.