Clinical Reviews

• Differential Assessment and Management of Asthma vs Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CME Is it asthma or COPD? The current review highlights differences between these pulmonary diseases which can help the clinician.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2009
• A Primary Care Perspective on Keloids This article reviews the most recent literature on the clinical features, pathogenesis, and management of keloids, with special emphasis on the unique challenges faced by physicians.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2009
• Preventing Nonvertebral Osteoporotic Fractures With Extended-Interval Bisphosphonates: Regimen Selection and Clinical Application Nonvertebral fractures (NVFs) are costly, disabling consequences of osteoporosis. Must bisphosphonates be taken daily or weekly in order to be effective in reducing NVFs?
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2009
• Contemporary Considerations in Cranial-Base Surgery The treatment complexities encountered in skull-base surgery necessitate a team-based approach to address total care of the surgical patient.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, December 2008
• Patient Adherence to Allergic Rhinitis Treatment: Results From Patient Surveys This study shows that patients are often not satisfied with their AR therapy and that healthcare providers may overestimate their patients' satisfaction with therapy.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
• Treating Hyperglycemia and Diabetes With Insulin Therapy: Transition From Inpatient to Outpatient Care This review highlights the importance of in-hospital hyperglycemia management for patients with critical illnesses and diabetes, and appropriate discharge planning for continued outpatient care.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
• Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes require individualized management to achieve target levels of glycemic control and thereby minimize risks for hypoglycemia and long-term complications.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, August 2008
• Overview of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Analogs and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes A review of current and emerging incretin therapies in type 2 diabetes, including the GLP-1 receptor agonists exenatide and liraglutide and the DPP-4 inhibitors sitagliptin and vildagliptin.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, July 2008
• Diabetes Care -- Insulin Delivery in a Changing World This review explores how advances in insulin formulations, delivery devices, self-monitoring of blood glucose systems, and disease management tools can improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, May 2008
• Therapeutic Targets in Rhinosinusitis: Infection or Inflammation? Intranasal steroids reduce inflammation and improve drainage, effects that are critical to the resolution of rhinosinusitis.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, April 2008
• Pharmacologic Treatment of ADHD: Road Conditions in Driving Patients to Successful Outcomes More accurate diagnosis of ADHD and the development of new formulations of proven drugs, plus a new class of drugs, are transforming the clinical picture of ADHD in the United States.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
• Medscape General Medicine: April 9, 1999-December 31, 2007. This Epilogue Is not an Epitaph Be sure to come back to see The Medscape Journal of Medicine in January 2008.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Making Payment Reform in the US Healthcare System Possible The next WVE on December 21 proposes how US MDs and hospitals should be paid.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Conversation About Sudden Unexpected Death (SUDA) in "Healthy" Adults, Adults With Known Heart Disease, Athletes, Adolescents, and Infants (SIDS) Drs. Eric Prystowsky and George Lundberg discuss sudden death in many different clinical populations at the recent American Heart Association meeting.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Autism Spectrum Disorder, Klinefelter Syndrome, and Chromosome 3p21.31 Duplication: A Case Report This case report discusses the potential implications of autism spectrum disorder.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• We Physicians Preach What We Practice, and That Matters Erica Frank, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Chair, University of British Columbia, tells doctors why their preaching should match their practicing.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Going Lean in the Emergency Department: A Strategy for Addressing Emergency Department Overcrowding Rick G. Kulkarni, MD, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, Yale-New Haven Hospital, describes how to improve emergency department function.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Part 2: A Reader Responds to "Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine: Is There a Conflict?" A reader further explores the concepts of ethics and evidence-based medicine.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• Hypertension: What It Is; What It Isn't; How to Think About It, to Prevent It, and to Manage It Dr Suzanne Oparil, the current President of the American Society for Hypertension, holds a wide-ranging discussion about hypertension with MedGenMed Editor Dr. George Lundberg.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
• A Reader Responds to "Tuberculosis and HIV--Needed: A New Paradigm for the Control and Management of Linked Epidemics" A reader expands on the concepts of control and management of the linked epidemics HIV and tuberculosis.
  Medscape General Medicine, December 2007