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- Psoriasis: A clinical update on diagnosis and new therapies
A framework for recognizing the many forms of psoriasis and a logical approach to therapy, which now includes, in severe cases, powerful immunosuppressive drugs.
- Glycoprotein Ilb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes
These potent antiplatelet agents constitute a breakthrough, hut questions remain about their safety, cost-effectiveness, and proper empiric use. With an illustration explaining the paradoxical prothrombotic effect of fibrinolytic drugs.
- Brain metastases: Presentation, evaluation, and management
Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prolong the patient’s life and improve the quality of his or her remaining days.
Are strict vegetarians at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency?Patients who avoid or limit animal products in their diets should be encouraged to take vitamin B12 supplements or eat fortified foods.
- Nonhealing cellulitis in a 54-year-old man with diabetes mellitus
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
- Recognizing, treating, and preventing common foot problems
Practical recommendations regarding sensory neuropathy, infections, corns, calluses, and other common foot problems.
- The dilemma of nosocomial pneumonia: What primary care physicians should know
To save the patient’s life, treatment must he started quickly. Yet the signs, symptoms, and diagnostic tests are often unreliable.