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- Cox - 2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Risk
Even if we do not know with certainty whether COX-2 inhibitors increase the risk of cardiovascular events, we need to incorporate this concern into our practice.
How often are atrial septal defects associated with thromboembolism? When should they be looked for?In the absence of other causative conditions, an atrial septal defect may be presumed to be the underlying cause of a stroke, especially in younger patients.
- Current medical management of valvular heart disease
Drug therapy is important in the management of valvular heart disease, though often it does not alter the disease course or delay the need for surgery.
Who should receive hepatitis A vaccine?Vaccination is recommended for overseas travelers, children, older adults, transplant recipients, patients with chronic liver disease, and others at risk.
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment
Prompt recognition of the condition and initiation of plasma exchange treatment are critical.
- A 67-year-old woman with sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea
Questions and answers on the visible signs of diseases.
- Handheld computers are fun, sometimes even useful
“Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.”
- Elusive syndromes: Treating the biologic basis of fibromyalgia and related syndromes
Fibromyalgia may have a stronger physiologic basis than previously thought, and its symptoms can be alleviated.
- Information at hand: Using handheld computers in medicine
If you are not using a handheld computer in your practice yet, chances are you soon will.
