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- Intravascular ultrasonography in coronary atherosclerosis trials (June 2005)
Intravascular ultrasonography in coronary atherosclerosis
- Diagnostic imaging approach to pulmonary embolism
A man with cancer presents with new dyspnea and low-grade fever. What is the best diagnostic approach?
- Malfunctions in implantable cardiac devices: Putting the risk in perspective
A device recall does not call for panic. Physicians should weigh the risks and benefits for the individual patient.
- Is a pound of prevention better than an ounce of prevention?
With statins, should we “start low and go slow” or adopt a new paradigm?
- Statins: The case for higher, individualized starting doses
We’re not getting our patients’ low-density lipoprotein cholesterol down to goal levels. We would do better by starting at a higher dose if the patient has a higher baseline level.
- Managing short bowel syndrome: Making the most of what the patient still has
Eating and drinking are better than parenteral nutrition.
Auto-positive end-expiratory pressure: Mechanisms and treatmentThis common problem in mechanical ventilation increases the work of breathing, worsens gas exchange, and decreases cardiac output.
- Emerging care for type 2 diabetes: Using insulin to reach lower glycemic goals
Experts are advocating earlier, more aggressive treatment of type 2 diabetes.
- Should patients with TIAs be hospitalized?
Some patients may need to be hospitalized for specific reasons. The important point is that TIAs are not benign and that the causes of TIAs should be urgently diagnosed and treated.
