Table of Contents
From the Editor
The Clinical Picture
Medical Grand Rounds
Current Drug Therapy
Cardiovascular Board Review
Review
- An ectopic peripherally inserted central catheter (‘ectoPICC’)
A chest radiograph shows the line to have fractured and embolized to the left pulmonary artery.
Departments
- MRI of the heart: Promises fulfilled?
Questions remain about whether magnetic resonance imaging is the best way to evaluate patients when more traditional diagnostic techniques are inconclusive.
- Sinusitis: Allergies, antibiotics, aspirin, asthma
Sinusitis may not be a single entity; it is associated with many comorbid conditions, notably asthma.
- Reducing the rate of amputations in acute diabetic foot infections
We devised a multidisciplinary approach that combines wound care, rehabilitation, prosthetics, orthotics, management of concurrent medical problems, and surveillance.



