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- Can procalcitonin guide decisions about antibiotic management?
Yes, but clinical judgment must still be exercised.
- Pyoderma gangrenosum mistaken for diabetic ulcer
A man with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, anemia, and ulcerative colitis presented with an ulcer on his leg.
- Personalizing guideline-driven cancer screening
Screening can lead to early diagnosis and prevent death from cancer, but the topic provokes controversy.
- Rapidly progressive pleural effusion January 2019
Readers comment about deviation from guidelines during treatment of a patient with rapidly progressive pleural effusion (January 2019) and the effect of metformin on vitamin B12 levels (January 2019).
- Metformin for type 2 diabetes January 2019
Readers comment about deviation from guidelines during treatment of a patient with rapidly progressive pleural effusion (January 2019) and the effect of metformin on vitamin B12 levels (January 2019).
- A woman, age 35, with new-onset ascites
She also has jaundice, hepatomegaly, and multiple abnormal laboratory results. What is the next step?
- Unusual effects of common antibiotics
Less recognized but potentially serious adverse effects of commonly prescribed antibiotics.
- Acute kidney injury after hip or knee replacement: Can we lower the risk?
Various risk factors have been identified, and some are potentially modifiable.