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Diagnosis and management of pancreatic cystic lesions for the non-gastroenterologistA summary of current guidelines from several organizations on the diagnosis and surveillance of pancreatic cystic lesions.
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The authors review common consumer-grade wearables, including the accuracy of these monitors compared with medical-grade devices, and present an approach to managing rate or rhythm abnormalities identified on at-home monitoring.
- 2023 Update in ambulatory general internal medicine
Topics reviewed include prevention of chronic kidney disease progression, diet for preventing secondary cardiovascular disease, prevention of kidney-stone recurrence, drug therapy for weight loss, and cholesterol management.
- Gastric intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer prevention: Watchful waiting
Malignancy develops in only a small minority of patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia. Recognition of clinical, endoscopic, and histologic features linked with cancer development is critical to identifying patients who require endoscopic surveillance.
- Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
The authors provide an overview of currently available and guideline-backed treatments.
- Treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyond
Options include behavioral interventions, oral appliances, nasal expiratory positive airway pressure, negative pressure interventions, and surgical procedures. Certain drugs are also promising.
- Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications
The authors review management of cirrhosis and complications such as esophageal varices and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as chemical and medication exposures.
- COVID-19: A management update
The authors examine current guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the National Institutes of Health.
- Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist
Key aspects of screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and a review of the various pulmonary hemodynamic patterns encountered in patients with liver disease.
- 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.
