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A practical guide for examining and treating the diabetic footSome tips on performing a quick, focused examination of the diabetic foot for problems in circulation, nerve function, skin, muscles, and bones.
- 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.