Drug Therapy
- ACE inhibitor and ARB therapy: Practical recommendations
Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are cornerstones of therapy of cardiovascular disease.
- Osteonecrosis of the femoral head with subchondral collapse
A 45-year-old woman had been taking corticosteroids long-term after organ transplant.
- Should we stop aspirin before noncardiac surgery?
It depends on the type of surgery and the reason the patient is taking aspirin.
- Clinical trials: More to learn than the results
The details of the GIACTA trial challenge and reaffirm some of our clinical impressions about giant cell arteritis.
- Do patients on biologic drugs for rheumatic disease need PCP prophylaxis?
Consider it in those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis or pulmonary disease, or those on high-dose steroids.
- Type 2 diabetes: Evolving concepts and treatment
Preserving beta cells is key. Recent studies provide compelling argument regarding treatments of choice.
- Disseminated invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient
The patient, who has COPD, will require lifelong antifungal treatment.
- Women’s health 2019: Osteoporosis, breast cancer, contraception, and hormone therapy
Vignettes with practical advice based on current literature.
- Infection or not infection, that is the question—Is procalcitonin the answer?
What is different about procalcitonin that allows it to succeed as a biomarker where CRP and the ESR have failed?