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A Pictorial Essay of Immunotherapy: Complications that internists will see, whether they like it or not
Immunotherapy agents for treatment of cancer have been investigated for decades, but effective agents have only recently been identified and…
Appropriateness of Cardiac Troponin Testing: Insights from the Use of TROPonin In Acute coronary syndromes (UTROPIA) study
Our objective was to examine the appropriateness of cardiac troponin (cTn) testing among patients with cTn increases.
Etiological research using observational data, and net clinical benefit. Simplicity and practicality matter
Atrial fibrillation in an elderly patient requires oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment, and contemporary international guidelines recommend treatment for atrial fibrillation…
Sleep tight! Researchers identify the beneficial role of sleep
Why do animals sleep? Why do humans ‘waste’ a third of their lives sleeping? Researchers now reveal a novel and…
Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common hospital presentation with high mortality. Presentation is across age groups and affected…
Toxic dilatation of the colon
Toxic dilatation of the colon is a complication of acute severe ulcerative colitis, often at initial presentation or early in…
Symptoms and signs of lower gastrointestinal disease
This chapter provides a physiological basis for understanding a practical approach to patients presenting with the lower gastrointestinal symptoms. These…