Latest Articles
- Proteinuria: How to evaluate an important finding
Proteinuria should be taken seriously, even in outpatients without symptoms.
- Atrial fibrillation: Rate control is as good as rhythm control for some, but not all
Many clinicians are questioning the need to restore or maintain sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation. What did four recent trials show ?
Raising an isolated low HDL-C level: Why, how, and when?No current therapy is optimal, but many can modestly increase HDL-C. The decision to treat depends on the patient’s risk for coronary disease.
- On testing for proteinuria: Time for a methodical approach
It is now imperative that we test for proteinuria in outpatients.
- ‘Obvious’ answers aren’t always so simple
In atrial fibrillation, rhythm control seemed “obviously” better than rate control-until randomized trials were done.
- Preventing kidney failure (April 2003)
Preventing kidney failure (Cleve Clin J Med 2003; 70:337–344).
- New Series
We hope to keep you abreast of how laparoscopic techniques are revolutionizing surgical care, and what this means for your patients.
Should primary care physicians screen for depression?Yes, if they have the time and resources to do something about it if they find it.
- West Nile fever: Lessons from the 2002 season
How to diagnose West Nile fever more quickly and recognize a rare polio-like syndrome it causes. Treatment remains problematic.