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- Retroperitoneal cyst hemorrhage in polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic kidney disease is relatively common, and fewer than half of cases are diagnosed. The cysts often bleed.
- Selecting antithrombotic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation
When considering anticoagulant therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation, one must balance the reduction in risk of thromboembolism that this therapy offers against the risk of bleeding that it poses. The American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society updated their atrial fibrillation guidelines in 2014. This review outlines a rationale for clinical decision-making based on the new guidelines and summarizes the currently approved drugs.
- Updated guidelines on cardiovascular evaluation before noncardiac surgery: A view from the trenches
The purpose is not to get clearance for surgery but to evaluate the patient’s medical status and risk of complications.
Ebola virus: Questions, answers, and more questionsThe clinical virology of Ebola virus, the reported proposed treatments, and an overview of the current outbreak.
- Syncope: Etiology and diagnostic approach
There are three major types: neurally mediated, orthostatic, and cardiac. The goal is to rule out structural heart disease.
- Is antibiotic treatment indicated in a patient with a positive urine culture but no symptoms?
Some groups should be screened and treated, eg, pregnant women and patients undergoing an invasive urologic procedure.
- Diabetes therapy and cancer risk (October 2014)
A reader comments on the risk of cancer with diabetes drugs (October 2014).