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- The EPILOG Trial
The platelet glycoprotein Ilb/IIIa inhibitor abciximab, together with heparin in a low, weight-adjusted dose, markedly reduced the risk of acute ischemic complications during angioplasty, without increasing the risk of hemorrhage.
- Group a Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis
Appropriate management of this life-threatening infection requires rapid recognition, immediate antibiotic therapy, and expeditious surgical debridement or excision.
- Asymptomatic hypercalcemia in a 51-year-old woman
What is the likely cause of this patient’s hypercalcemia? A self quiz on a clinical case.
- Diagnosing and treating depression in primary care patients: Looking beyond physical complaints
Depression is common, but often overlooked because patients with depression often present with somatic complaints rather than psychological ones.
- Agitated dementia: Drug vs nondrug treatment
An individualized approach to identify and treat the cause of the agitation is more effective than simply prescribing neuroleptic drugs.
- Diagnosing Marfan syndrome is still based on clinical characteristics
Despite new genetic findings, the best way to diagnose Marfan syndrome is still the classic clinical findings.