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- Aspiration of a partial denture after an ischemic stroke
A bedside evaluation inaccurately led to the conclusion that it was safe to advance to a dysphagia diet.
- Outpatient management of asthma in adults: A snapshot of the 2020 GINA report
A review of the guidelines, with a focus on what’s new and clinically important.
- Statin intolerance and new lipid-lowering treatments
The benefits and safety of statin therapy are clear, but adverse effects continue to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
- What antithrombotic therapy should I use for my patient with atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention or had an acute coronary syndrome?
The risk of thrombosis should be balanced with the risk of bleeding.
- The current state of tobacco cessation treatment
Behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy increase success rates. Alternative treatments should not replace or delay the use of known effective therapies.
- Promoting physical activity in older women to maximize health
The optimal type, intensity, and level required to achieve specific health outcomes depend on the disease the patient and clinician are trying to prevent or manage.
- Heightening awareness of blistering disorders
The spectrum of associated disorders ranges from annoying to life-threatening.
- Evolving distal signs
The patient’s evolving signs and symptoms prompted a reconsideration of his diagnosis.
- Famous and not-so-famous physical findings in infectious endocarditis: A look back
It is difficult to find a disease more emblematic of the practice of internal medicine.