How to Diagnose and Manage Adult Asthma
Asthma often develops in childhood but also affects a significant number of adults. It can present in various ways and with varying degrees of severity. William J. Calhoun, MD, of the University of Te...
18 Juli 201733min
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: Balancing Ischemic and Bleeding Risk
Following placement of cardiac stents, patients receive dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to prevent stent thrombosis. Prevention of thrombosis is offset by a risk of bleeding. The optimal balance betw...
11 Juli 201728min
Penicillin Allergy – It's Less Common Than You Think
Allergy to penicillin is one of the most commonly reported allergies by patients. In reality, true penicillin allergy is uncommon. Dr. Elizabeth Phillips from Vanderbilt University discusses her exper...
3 Juli 201720min
Diagnosing Congenital and Intellectual Abnormalities With Chromosomal Microarray Analysis
Chromosomal microarray technology (CMA) facilitates the genetic diagnosis of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and congenital abnormalities in children. Previously, G-band karyotypi...
27 Juni 201718min
High-Intensity Statin Therapy – The Controversy Continues
Multiple guidelines have been issued regarding how aggressively cholesterol should be managed. These guidelines do not agree with one another and the most significant area of disagreement is in recomm...
27 Juni 201735min
Treating Depression in Older Patients
Depression is very common in old age. Because it is associated with many issues related to aging such as having diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases and also the general ability to do less than ...
23 Maj 201734min
Genomic Sequencing for the Healthy Individual?: Think Smaller
Whole-genome sequencing is now easily done for very little cost. It is not known how to interpret the results of this testing. It is inadvisable for healthy individuals to undergo routine whole-genome...
9 Maj 201717min
Diabetes in 2017: Focus Less On HbA1c and More On Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Much has changed recently in diabetes management. The treatment goal has shifted from rigorous glucose control with HbA1c as the primary target to cardiovascular risk reduction. Risk reduction can be ...
3 Apr 201729min
