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- Annular pancreas and intermittent duodenal obstruction in an alcoholic adult
This congenital condition, in which pancreatic tissue encircles the middle portion of the duodenum, may not cause symptoms until adulthood, as was the case in this 49-year-old man.
- Sleep in the patient with lung disease
How to recognize and manage the ill effects that sleep-related respiratory changes can have on underlying lung disease, including COPD, asthma, and interstitial lung disease.
- Survivors of sudden cardiac death: a rational approach to evaluation and therapy of patients surviving ventricular fibrillation
A strategy for identifying underlying disease, stratifying the risk of recurrence, and formulating specific therapy in these patients, at high risk for life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
- The hemodynamic effects of adrenergic blocking agents
Alpha-1 blockers may suit patients with active life-styles, peripheral vascular disorders, or high blood-cholesterol levels, while beta blockers are useful in tachycardia, palpitations, or angina pectoris. An overview of the pharmacologic qualities and numerous clinical applications of these agents.
- Spirometry: a key diagnostic test in pulmonary medicine
Spirometry permits diagnosis of a wide range of diseases and can be used to reinforce medical advice to modify harmful behavior, such as cigarette smoking.
- Moricizine: pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and therapeutic profile of a new antiarrhythmic
This agent appears to be well tolerated, with a low incidence of both short-term and long-term side effects. However, more clinical experience is needed to better define its antiarrhythmic role.