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Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes: Weighing the impact for obese patientsBariatric surgery results in remission of diabetes in most patients. Why should this be?
- Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax
The patient, a 26-year-old woman, also has many nodular lesions on her face, a hypopigmented lesion on her thigh, and a fleshy plaque on her back. What is the diagnosis?
- Difficulty swallowing solid foods; food ‘getting stuck in the chest’
A 61-year-old woman has had alarming symptoms for the last 4 weeks. Which test will you order now?
- Incidence, outcomes, and management of bleeding in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
Powerful antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs and percutaneous interventions pose risks of bleeding. Fortunately, the risk can be managed.
- LVH and hypertension: Is treating the pressure not enough?
I am not sure the weight of current evidence supports routinely screening hypertensive patients for left ventricular hypertrophy using echocardiography, but the concept warrants consideration and study.