Endocrinology
- 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.
- Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Evaluation of a patient presenting with worsening swelling of the lips and legs, decreased oral intake, intermittent pleuritic chest pain, and exertional dyspnea.
- 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.
- Hypercalcemia and vitamin A: A vitamin to keep in mind
Vitamin A toxicity can affect bone resorption and hypercalcemia and should be explored in unexplained cases of parathyroid hormone-independent hypercalcemia.
- A large, painless bulla on the right foot
A patient with a history of type 2 diabetes and diabetic neuropathy had a hemoglobin A1c of 10.3% at presentation.
- DXA and fracture risk assessment
The following article contained an error: Williams S, Khan L, Licata AA. DXA and clinical challenges of fracture risk assessment in primary care. Cleve Clin J Med 2021; 88(11):615–622. doi:10.3949/ccjm.88a.20199