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Management of Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
An important review of all significant factors post-PCI, with an emphasis on risk factor modification.
Peripheral Arterial Disease In High-risk Patients Using Ankle-Brachial
Given the elevated prevalence of PAD in high-risk patients and easiness of diagnosis using ABI, why is PAD underdiagnosed and managed in so many primary care practices?
Predatory Publishing and Questionable Peer Review
Why is the open-access concept being exploited? Do you know how to avoid these unethical practices?
Atypical Presentation of Colon Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
This case of adenocarcinoma of the colon was particularly challenging to diagnose, especially in light of the patient's young age.
Gene Therapy in Chronic Ischaemic Heart Failure Patients
Is left ventricular remodeling with gene therapy making a real difference?
Clinical Utility of Intrathoracic Impedance Monitoring
Can the tailored use of intrathoracic impedance monitoring improve the ambulatory management of patients with chronic HF and an implanted device?
Second Opinion in Breast Pathology: Policy and Perception
What are pathologists' attitudes concerning second opinions for difficult breast pathology cases?
How Useful Are CBC and Reticulocyte Reports to Clinicians?
The CBC count, leukocyte differential count, and reticulocyte count are time-honored hematology laboratory tests with demonstrated clinical usefulness.
Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent TB Infection
While mortality from tuberculosis is declining, it remains a major public health concern. What's the latest on diagnosis and treatment?
Risk of Death and Stroke in Persistent vs Paroxysmal AF
Is there a difference in treatment effect between rivaroxaban and warfarin in these groups?
The Importance of Good History Taking: A Case Report
This case emphasizes the importance of thorough history-taking, which helped reveal an underlying debilitating vasculitic neuropathy in this elderly woman initially diagnosed with stroke.
Should Chronic Catarrh Patients Be Referred for More Study?
Chronic catarrh is an ambiguous clinical entity which most often presents without other significant physical symptoms. Is an extensive work-up merited for these patients?
Titin Gene Mutations and Cardiomyopathies
Learn more about peripartum cardiomyopathy and familial dilated cardiomyopathy in women.
Community Biopsy-Diagnosed Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
HPV-16 detection helped clarify whether a biopsy specimen diagnosed as CIN 2 represented HPV infection or cervical precancer, but not enough to reduce the overtreatment of women with HPV infection.
Complaints, Shame and Defensive Medicine
The complaints process is intended to improve medical care -- but has it instead resulted in the practice of "defensive medicine"?
NILM Pap Slides With Positive High-Risk HPV DNA
As a quality control measure, this retrospective review re-screened Pap slides from a population of patients who were HPV positive but negative for intraepithelial lesion. What were the results?
Probiotics: 'Living Drugs'
The concept of orally taking mixtures of microorganisms for improved health is not new.
Combined Oral Contraceptives and Venous Thrombosis Risk
Many observational studies have shown that combined oral contraceptives are associated with increased risk of venous thrombosis. This meta-analysis aimed to provide a true risk profile.
Should Patients on Long-term Low-Dose Aspirin Receive PPIs?
Some guidelines recommend co-administration of PPIs in users of low-dose aspirin, but the benefits may not outweigh their potential harms.
Advanced Small-Cell Colon Carcinoma
Small-cell colon carcinoma is a very rare and aggressive colon neoplasm. How was long-term survival achieved in this case?