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 application
Hormone 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.