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- Respiratory disorders in neurologic diseases
Pulmonary complications often arise late in the course of neurologic diseases. Common principles apply in their management.
- Intravascular ultrasonography: Using imaging end points in coronary atherosclerosis trials
Intravascular ultrasonography can precisely measure plaque and is being used to test new drug therapies. Other imaging tests may also prove useful to identify people at risk for coronary artery disease and to monitor treatment.
Genetics and cardiomyopathy: Where are we now?Genetic discoveries have changed our understanding of the cardiomyopathies but are only beginning to change our clinical practice.
- When is facial paralysis Bell palsy? Current diagnosis and treatment
Bell palsy is largely a diagnosis of exclusion, but certain features distinguish it from facial paralysis due to other conditions.
- Recognizing and intervening in intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is as at least common as many conditions for which we routinely screen. Yet it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated.
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation: Treat the cause, not the lab values
Therapy directed at laboratory manifestations of DIC often will not change the course of the illness. It is important to recognize and treat the underlying cause, eg, trauma, cancer, infection, or obstetric catastrophe.
- Fever, chills, and chest radiographic infiltrates in a middle-aged woman
A woman with a history of asthma, hypothyroidism, nephrolithiasis, and bowel problems has worsening shortness of breath. She also has an interesting hobby.
- Adrenal function in critically ill patients: How to test? When to treat?
There is evidence that even partial adrenal insufficiency is associated with increased mortality. But exactly how should adrenal insufficiency be defined and diagnosed, and who should receive treatment?
