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- Hyperglycemic crises in adults: A look at the 2024 consensus report
A new report introduces revised criteria for the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, as well as new recommendations for assessment, management, and prevention of these disorders.
- Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach
In teaching and in practice, little attention is given to a low anion gap, an oversight that can result in a missed opportunity to diagnose acute or chronic disorders requiring treatment.
- Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?
Yes, in patients with recurrent oral and genital HSV-2 infection and oral HSV-1 infection.
Functional dyspepsia: How to manage the burn and the bloatThe authors discuss how to diagnose and treat the 2 subtypes of functional dyspepsia: epigastric pain syndrome (burning and pain) and postprandial distress syndrome (bloating and satiety).
- Sepsis and septic shock: Guideline-based management
Sepsis requires prompt recognition, appropriate antibiotics, careful hemodynamic support, and control of the source of infection.
GERD: A practical approachPPIs are the first-line medical therapy. Endoscopic and surgical options are pursued only if medical therapy fails.
- Guidelines for the management of trigeminal neuralgia
Care pathways for patients with trigeminal neuralgia vary widely. The most recent UK guidelines emphasize the need for evidence-based care plans for multidisciplinary management.
- Elevated hCG can be a benign finding in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women
A search for the source of the elevation in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women who are not pregnant and have no disease or tumor may delay patient care.
- Long-term consequences of prematurity
Survivors of premature birth may have adverse health effects later in life.