Residual Effects of Slavery: What Clinicians Need to Know

Pressure ulcers: what clinicians need to know.

William T Wake, MD, fAAfP, is a Physician in the Department of Family Medicine and Department of Continuing Care at the Baldwin Park Medical Center in CA. E-mail: [email protected]. Introduction Pressure ulcer treatment is one of many aspects of patient care in which nursing care interfaces directly with clinician-provided medical services. Traditionally, the treatment of pressure ulcers ha...

Impactful clinical trials of 2012: what clinicians need to know.

The results of clinical trials serve to inform cardiovascular (CV) practice. In 2012, a number of clinical trials were reported that have an immediate effect on patient management. We highlight the results of key trials in several areas: interventional cardiology, acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and pharmacologic therapy. The FREEDOM trial, which demonstrated a significant benefit on hard outco...

Pathogenesis and treatment of lipodystrophy: what clinicians need to know.

The pathogenesis of lipodystrophy in HIV-infected patients is likely multifactorial, involving effects of antiretroviral medications, HIV itself, as well as genetic and other host factors. Protease inhibitors have been associated with fat accumulation, and the nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTIs) stavudine, didanosine, and zidovudine have been associated with fat loss (l...

Middle East respiratory syndrome: what clinicians need to know.

A severe viral illness caused by a newly discovered coronavirus was first reported in the Middle East in 2012. The virus has since been named the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS-CoV cases have been reported in several countries around the world in travelers from the Middle East. The illness has a high mortality rate. Limited human-to-human transmission has occurred...

Drug interactions with warfarin: what clinicians need to know.