AHA/ACC 2018 Guidelines on Treatment of Blood Cholesterol: Quiz #2
How will changes in the AHA/ACC update to the 2013 guidelines help optimize care for patients with ASCVD? Try part 2 of our 3-part quiz and find out. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 24, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Aparna Sajja, MD Seth Martin, MD, MHS Tags: Cardiovascular Diseases Source Type: news
Chest Pain, Fever, and Weight Loss
A 19-year-old previously healthy man presents with intermittent diarrhea, fever, and weight loss with pleuritic left-sided chest pain for 1 month. What does the chest x-ray show? (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 23, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Brady Pregerson, MD Source Type: news
My High-risk Flu Patients Get Antibiotics, and Here ’s Why
Of course they get oseltamivir--but our author has been adding azithromycin for his high-risk patients since the 2015-16 season. He explains why. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 23, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: C. Andrew Schroeder, MD Tags: Respiratory Diseases Source Type: news
AHA/ACC 2018 Guidelines on Treatment of Blood Cholesterol: Quiz #1
What ' s new and what ' s not in the AHA/ACC 2018 update to the 2013 lipid management guidelines? Try part I of our 3-part quiz and find out. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 18, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Aparna Sajja, MD Seth Martin, MD, MHS Tags: Cardiovascular Disease Source Type: news
AHA/ACC 2018 Guidelines on Treatment of Blood Cholesterol: Quiz #1
What ' s new and what ' s not in the AHA/ACC 2018 update to the 2013 lipid management guidelines? Try part I of our 3-part quiz and find out. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 18, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Aparna Sajja, MD Seth Martin, MD, MHS Tags: Cardiovascular Disease Source Type: news
Risk of CKD Progression Lower in Women vs Men: Findings from the CRIC Study
Authors of the CRIC study found sex-related disparities in chronic kidney disease progression. Scroll through our slideshow to get the highlights. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 18, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Andrew Bowser Tags: Kidney Disease Source Type: news
Ketamine as an Analgesic: An 11-question Quiz
Sample: For which type of pain is there the most evidence supporting the use of ketamine? (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 18, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Steven King, MD, MS Tags: Pain Source Type: news
Risk of CKD Progression Lower in Women vs Men: Findings from the CRIC Study
Authors of the CRIC study found sex-related disparities in chronic kidney disease progression. Scroll through our slideshow to get the highlights. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 18, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Andrew Bowser Tags: Kidney Disease Source Type: news
Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Increase in Incident Diabetes
Renal damage, blood glucose level, family history--which was independently linked to incident T2DM in CKD? Read the study highlights. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 16, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Andrew Bowser Tags: Kidney Disease Source Type: news
Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Increase in Incident Diabetes
Renal damage, blood glucose level, family history--which was independently linked to incident T2DM in CKD? Read the study highlights. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - January 16, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Andrew Bowser Tags: Chronic Kidney Disease Source Type: news
