More articles from Review
- Septic shock: The initial moments and beyond
Evidence-based protocols have improved the outcomes of septic shock. The authors review the evidence.
- Cervical cancer screening: What’s new and what’s coming?
In their 2012 guidelines, several organizations call for less-frequent but more-effective screening that incorporates testing for human papillomavirus.
Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent C difficile infection: Ready for prime time?If you had a serious disease, would you agree to an alternative treatment that is cheap, safe, and effective—but seems disgusting? Would you recommend it to patients?
- Cardiac tamponade: 12 pearls in diagnosis and management
Tamponade shares symptoms and signs with other, more common diseases. Consider it when the patient has chest trauma or a chronic medical illness that can involve the pericardium.
- Recent recommendations on steroid-induced osteoporosis: More targeted, but more complicated
Whenever a patient begins glucocorticoid treatment, we need to think about bone loss. The current guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology are more targeted than in the past but may be harder to use.
- Human papillomavirus vaccine: Safe, effective, underused
Because HPV is sexually transmitted, HPV vaccination has met with public controversy. A review of the data and the challenges.
- A short story of the short QT syndrome
Short QT syndrome is a recently recognized cause of cardiac rhythm disorders, including sudden cardiac death. Though rare, it is worth thinking about.
- Is an adult with Asperger syndrome sitting in your waiting room?
The authors offer guidance on interacting with adult patients who have this disorder. They also address proposed diagnostic changes scheduled to take effect in 2013.
- Mild cognitive impairment: Hope for stability, plan for progression
Older patients often raise concerns about cognitive issues with their primary care physicians. This mild impairment may progress to dementia, remain stable, or even improve.
- Sessile serrated polyps: Cancer risk and appropriate surveillance
The serrated polyp pathway is different than the pathway for conventional adenomas. What does finding these polyps on colonoscopy mean for patient care?
