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Alternative interventions for obstructive sleep apnea

Author:

Tina Waters, MD

Lifestyle modification, surgical interventions, and other devices may benefit patients unable to use PAP therapy.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Disparities in cardiovascular care: Past, present, and solutions

Author:

Quentin R. Youmans, MD

Lindsey Hastings-Spaine, MD

Oluseyi Princewill, MD, MPH

Titilayo Shobayo

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Ike S. Okwuosa, MD

Cardiovascular disease makes no distinction in race, sex, age, or socioeconomic status, and neither should clinicians.

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Hemorrhoids: A range of treatments

Author:

Turgut Bora Cengiz, MD

Emre Gorgun, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Each patient is unique, and with a range of treatments available, treatment can be individualized.

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Clinical outcomes in diabetes: It’s not just the glucose (and it’s not so simple)

Author:

Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

As we dig deeper into the reduction in cardiovascular deaths seen with some newer drugs, several questions arise.

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Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma

Author:

Yu-Chun Hsueh, MD

Chuan-Liang Chou, MD

Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhD

Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A_1c 12.4%.

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Pseudo-Ludwig angina

Author:

Andrew Tiu, MD

Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, MD

A woman on heparin developed a hematoma on the floor of her mouth that threatened to block her airway.

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Mediastinal granuloma due to histoplasmosis in a patient on infliximab

Author:

Takaaki Kobayashi, MD

Christine Cho, MD

Immunosuppressive drugs can predispose to invasive fungal infection.

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Are daily chest radiographs and arterial blood gas tests required in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation?

Author:

Shyam Ganti, MD

Ravinder D. Bhanot, MD

Jasleen Kaur, MD

Cassondra Cramer-Bour, MD

Ayman O. Soubani, MD

Although routine testing is common, it has low diagnostic yield and is unlikely to alter patient management.

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A young man with acute chest pain

Author:

Amir Farid, MD

Neil Beri, MD

David Torres-Barba, MD, PhD

Charles Whitcomb, MD

A young man presents with severe, pressure-like, midsternal, nonradiating pain, rated 10 on a scale of 10.

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