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- Cultural and clinical issues in the care of Asian patients
Three case studies that illustrate some of the special problems affecting the health care of Asian patients and ways to deal with them constructively.
- Taking it to the bar: Medicolegal ramifications of perioperative steroid coverage
Will a jury side with an expert witness who cites “usual and customary” practice—or with one who cites published evidence?
- Bioterrorism: What practicing physicians can do
Given the specter of biological terrorism, the medical system has much to learn and much to do to prepare.
Our new understanding of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: What an internist needs to knowRecent advances point to a defect in granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) as a cause of this disease. New treatments are under study.
- A 62-year-old man with an abnormal electrocardiogram
Questions and answers on the visible signs of diseases.
- Biological and chemical terrorism: Recognition and management
Future terrorist attacks might involve a variety of chemical or biological agents, including nerve agents, blistering agents, hydrogen cyanide, ricin, anthrax, smallpox, plague, and botulinum toxin. Physicians are on the front line.
When should central venous catheters be changed in the intensive care unit? Should there be a rigid time-based protocol for doing so?The decision is made case by case rather than on a time-based protocol. Proactive strategies can reduce the risk of infection.