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- 2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered
Topics: cardiac risk assessment, surgery after percutaneous intervention, statins, sleep apnea, bridging anticoagulation, and frailty.
- ADHD: Overdiagnosed and overtreated, or misdiagnosed and mistreated?
Combined behavioral and drug therapy is best.
- When cold-induced vasospasm is the tip of the iceberg
For a minority of patients, Raynaud phenomenon may be the presenting sign of a systemic disorder.
- Osborn waves of hypothermia
The differential diagnosis includes Brugada syndrome, hypercalcemia, and early repolarization syndrome.
- Is pregnancy safe after kidney transplant?
Yes, but successful pregnancy requires a team approach, patient education, and counseling.
- Sarcoidosis mimicking lytic osseous metastases
Sarcoidosis involves the lung in more than 90% of cases; skeletal involvement has been reported in 1% to 14%.
- Which patients with respiratory disease need long-term azithromycin?
Long-term use should be individualized, with benefi ts weighed against the risks and monitoring for adverse effects.
- Diabetes medications and cardiovascular outcome trials: Lessons learned
Drugs of several classes have demonstrated cardiovascular safety; empaglifl ozin carries a cardiovascular indication.
- Navigating the anticoagulant landscape in 2017
What is the best strategy in acute venous thromboembolism? How should anticoagulation be managed before surgery?
Acute monocular vision loss: Don’t lose sight of the differentialAn 83-year-old man woke up one morning unable to see out of his left eye; 6 hours earlier it had been normal.