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Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular riskThe authors seek to convince you to measure the ankle-brachial index in any patient you suspect may have peripheral artery disease, whether or not they have symptoms.
- Immune thrombocytopenia in adults: An update
Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.
- A woman with a swollen uvula
A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?
- The ‘T’ in ITP remains
The “I” has changed its meaning and the “P” is not necessary to make the diagnosis, but the disease formerly known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) remains important to diagnose.
- In reply: Geriatric patient-centered medical home
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).
- The stethoscope as metaphor
The humanities—and bedside skills—ought to be a fundamental part of medical education. The alternative is a future full of technicians with tricorders, but sorely lacking in healers.
- Regularizing the approach to the irregularly irregular
We have more choices, more data, and more management algorithms, but still no panacea for atrial fibrillation.
- Geriatric patient-centered medical home
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).
- An argument for reviving the disappearing skill of cardiac auscultation
Three case scenarios show how the clinical examination can complement echocardiography in the evaluation of valvular heart disease.
- In reply: Synthetic legal intoxicating drugs
Readers comment on synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (April 2012) and on the geriatric patient-centered medical home (May 2012).