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- Drug-related topics selected for relevance to patient care
Our goal is to keep you informed of developments that are changing the practice of medicine.
- Evaluation and management of common running injuries
How to evaluate the most common running injuries quickly, when to treat conservatively, and when to refer.
- Preventing prescription drug abuse
Curb prescription drug abuse by recognizing the warning signs and setting firm prescribing policies for your practice.
- Cisapride: Limited access and alternatives
Linked to cases of fatal arrhythmias, cisapride can still be prescribed, but only under a strict limited-access program.
- Epidural spinal cord compression in cancer patients: Diagnosis and management
With prompt treatment, 80% of patients retain the ability to walk.
- Preventive medicine and screening in the elderly: Working guidelines
A synthesis taking into account continuing controversies and gaps in knowledge and research.
- Treatment strategies for hepatitis C: Making the best of limited options
With interferon and ribavirin therapy, 40% of patients with hepatitis C can be cured. Determining the genotype of the virus can help guide therapy.
- A 41-y earmold woman with confusion and unsteady gait
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms/A self-test on a clinical case.