Transient hypothyroidism in the newborn: to treat or not to treat

Subclinical Hypothyroidism: To Treat or Not to Treat?

Distress: to treat or not to treat?

In one of our research group meetings, we took an informal poll to find out who would prescribe a benzodiazepine to someone who was acutely grieving, felt anxious, was experiencing some insomnia, and wanted relief from distress. The younger among us mostly would prescribe while those of us who are grizzled would mostly refrain from doing so. Coincidentally, within the next week, one of my patie...

[Fever : to treat or not to treat ?]

Fever is routinely faced during medical practice. Although it is part of the immune response against pathogens, it is often seen as deleterious and a source of discomfort leading to the use of antipyretic drugs. However, few clinical data support this common practice. On the contrary, to date, results tilt in favor of the beneficial effect of fever, such as a better immune response and inhibiti...

Subclinical hypothyroidism in children with Down syndrome: To treat or not to treat???

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmhg.2014.10.005 1110-863

Dialysis in the elderly, to treat or not to treat?

The population on renal replacement therapy (RRT) currency, but rather describes the approach to probhas become older and beset by more co-morbidity than lems by thinking citizens in a given society and, for was thought possible when dialysis was introduced. each of us, is influenced by our religious beliefs and About half of the stock is over the normal retirement by the different ethical cons...