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- Diabetic gastropathy: A practical approach to a vexing problem
A stepwise approach can improve symptoms and quality of life while providing adequate nutrition.
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: How to manage it, how to avoid it
What to do when heparin paradoxically causes the very problem it is given to prevent.
- Long-term medical complications of heart transplantation: Information for the primary care physician
Caring for heart-transplant recipients is a team effort, and primary care physicians play a key role.
- What tests are necessary to diagnose Alzheimer disease?
For most patients with dementia, a clinical diagnosis is adequate.
What do you recommend for a patient with a Pap smear indicating atypical cells?The finding of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) should prompt a test for human papillomavirus.
- Regional delivery of anticancer drugs: Current applications
For some cancers, an option is to deliver anticancer drugs directly to the involved region.
- Long-term outcomes excellent for atrial septal defect repair in adults
It’s never too late, generally, to patch a hole in the heart, as shown by 25-year follow-up data.
- In cholesterol lowering, moderation kills
The author’s experience indicates that a low-fat, plant-based diet can lower cholesterol to less than 150 mg/dL and reverse coronary artery disease.
- Update on antiviral therapy for genital herpes infection
After a first episode, should one give continuous prophylactic treatment or treat recurrences as they arise?
- Louisa Paskert, aide to five CCJM editors, to retire after 34 years
As our editorial assistant, Louisa contributesto every aspect of the Journal.