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- Mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death: A perspective on risk-stratification
Mitral valve prolapse is common, but sudden cardiac death is rare. How can we stratify risk?
- Gastroenteritis gone rogue
A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.
- Community-acquired pneumonia: Strategies for triage and treatment
Not all patients need to be hospitalized. Initial empiric treatment should be de-escalated as soon as possible.
- Severe megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin deficiency and other causes
Determining the underlying cause and initiating prompt treatment are critical.
- Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
Some patients with restrictive eating disorders are hiding in plain sight.
- Atypical anorexia nervosa can be just as bad
Eating disorders can occur in patients with a wide variety of weights.
- Endoscopic ultrasonography: An inside view
Endoscopic ultrasonography has evolved from a diagnostic tool to a therapeutic procedure for a wide range of conditions.
- A cough that won’t go away: Evaluation and treatment in 2 patients
Two patients present with similar symptoms, but different causes and treatment.
- Type of diabetes mellitus: Does it matter to the clinician?
Understanding the many faces of diabetes can make a difference in how clinicians select glucose-lowering therapy.
- Familial hypercholesterolemia: Detect, treat, and ask about family
Patients can develop elevated LDL-C and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at a young age.