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- Daytime sleepiness: When is it normal? When to refer?
Daytime sleepiness has potentially serious consequences and should be investigated like any other symptom. With an algorithm for office evaluation.
- The difficulties of differentiating vasculitis from its mimics
The signs and symptoms of vasculitis are not specific, and the tests for it can be misleading.
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Guidance amid uncertainty
A panel of experts has issued clinical guidelines for treating thrombocytopenic purpura, but points out that we lack solid evidence from randomized trials.
- Avoiding adverse drug effects in elderly patients
A working knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics pays off in avoiding adverse drug effects in vulnerable patients.
- The current role of amiodarone in patients with congestive heart failure
Amiodarone is the antiarrhythmic agent of choice for patients with congestive heart failure, but its clinical benefit remains unproved.
- Addressing coronary heart disease risk in women
Coronary heart disease is common and serious in women, and deserves more attention.
- The keyhole or the manhole? What internists need to know about minimally invasive CABG
Thousands of patients have undergone minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery, but some have contraindications to it. With an illustration showing the two major minimally invasive techniques.