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- Hereditary hemochromatosis: Molecular genetic testing issues for the clinician
A DNA test exists, but who should be tested?
- BNP looks like a winner
Natriuretic peptides are out of the research laboratory and into the clinic and hospital ward.
A 52-year-old man with excessive daytime sleepinessWhat is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test.
- What is the best way to determine if thrombocytopenia in a patient on multiple medications is drug-induced?
The only way is to stop the suspected drug and see if the thrombocytopenia resolves. But how to avoid stopping needed drugs that are not a problem?
- How to use nesiritide in treating decompensated heart failure
Nesiritide, a recombinant formulation of BNP, is the first new parenteral drug in more than a decade to be approved for treating heart failure.
- How to assess and counsel the older driver
Suggesting that a patient stop driving is never easy, yet taking no action may have deadly consequences.
- The B-type natriuretic peptide assay: A rapid test for heart failure
This 15-minute test is highly sensitive and fairly specific and is useful in evaluating suspected heart failure in outpatients and in emergency care.
- A primer on referring patients for psychotherapy
With many models of psychotherapy available, finding a good fit between therapist and patient is crucial.
- Linda Hengstler, publisher, editor, and friend, ends 14-year stint at CCJM
Under Ms. Hengstler’s guidance, the Journal has found and grown into its niche as an increasingly appreciated and widely read educational publication for the busy clinician.
- Diagnosis of lupus: A glass half full
The tests will always be imperfect, but with better knowledge of how they perform, we can look at the clinical laboratory’s role in lupus diagnosis as a glass half full rather than half empty.