Drug Therapy
- Frequently asked questions about managing cancer pain: An update
Pain management can involve pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies.
- Oral immunotherapy: The answer to peanut allergy?
Gradually increasing doses of the allergen induces tolerance.
- Precision treatment for metastatic non–small cell lung cancer: A conceptual overview
Targeted therapy has revolutionized treatment of patients with advanced solid tumors.
- How should you assess glycemic control if the hemoglobin A1c is inaccurate or uninterpretable?
Hemoglobin A1c is the standard but is not perfect. Alternatives are available.
- A 21-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and persistent lightheadedness
She has a long history of lightheadedness upon standing, and it is getting worse.
- Reversal of direct oral anticoagulants: Highlights from the Anticoagulation Forum guideline
Clear instructions on how to manage DOAC-associated bleeding.
- A patient with breast cancer and a rash on her hands and feet
She had completed her third cycle of chemotherapy 3 days earlier.
- Cryptosporidiosis in an immunosuppressed patient with persistent diarrhea
A 29-year-old lung transplant recipient presents with diarrhea lasting 1 month.
- Prescribing testosterone and DHEA: The role of androgens in women
Androgens play an important physiologic role and can promote sexual health.