Drug Therapy
- Glycemic control in the critically ill: Less is more
The authors discuss findings from key trials, metrics of glycemic control, and recommendations of professional societies for target blood glucose ranges in critically ill patients.
Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Will new agents deliver on their promise?A review of the pathophysiology of anemia of chronic kidney disease, major clinical trials, and novel therapies.
- Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease
The following article in the February 2022 issue contained an error: Bartolomeo K, Tan XY, Fatica R. Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease. Cleve Clin J Med 2022; 89(2):81–90. doi:10.3949/ccjm.89a.21073
- Potential systemic benefits of shocking or blocking nerves
What has really caught my attention is the expanding research on controlled regional neuromodulation and its impact on systemic physiology and inflammation.
- Does my patient need an allergy evaluation for penicillin allergy?
In patients with reported penicillin allergy, obtaining a detailed allergy history directly from the patient is the essential first step.
- Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician
The authors offer a systematic approach to the assessment and management of patients at risk of breast cancer.
Stellate ganglion block as a treatment for vasomotor symptoms: Clinical applicationHormone therapy is the mainstay of treatment, but there is a clear need for safe and effective nonhormonal options. The authors review data on the use of stellate ganglion block in perimenopausal and postmenopausal patients.
- Vitamin D supplementation: Pearls for practicing clinicians
A review of how to assess and counsel patients on the use of vitamin D, with patient scenarios clinicians are likely to encounter, and an overview of current recommendations for vitamin D supplementation.
- Anaphylaxis: Highlights from the practice parameter update
The update addresses diagnostic criteria, treatment options, prevention of recurrences, and patient education on avoiding triggers and using self-injectable epinephrine.
- Anaphylaxis: Expanding our perspective
Anaphylaxis is not always the extreme scenario we learned about in medical school. There is a range of far milder allergic infusion reactions that are nonetheless anaphylaxis.