By Maria Smith
Peer Reviewed
The mechanism of sodium retention and edema formation in patients with nephrotic syndrome has long been highly contested in the nephrology world. The traditional teaching was that proteinuria leads …
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Clinical Correlations
One Diet Does Not Fit All
July 18, 2019
By Ashira Lubkin, PhD
Peer Reviewed
For me, one of the most difficult things to do in outpatient medicine is to tell a patient that they need to lose weight. Weight …
Is There Evidence to Support the Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Cardiovascular Events?
May 24, 2019
By Lily Cao
Peer Reviewed
A quick web search would suggest countless reasons to take fish oil, a supplement that Americans have fallen in love with. In 2012, fish …
Does Wearable Technology Improve Physical Activity?
April 23, 2019
By David Ruohoniemi
Peer Reviewed
The obesity epidemic has been widely reported in recent years. In 2005, an estimated 23.2% of the world’s population was overweight and 9.8% were …
Are Opioids Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain?
April 17, 2019
By Anna Hirsch
Peer Reviewed
The use of opioid medications for chronic low back pain, or for any chronic non-cancer pain complaint, is still a source of …
Is There a Role for DOAC Level Monitoring in Clinical Practice?
April 9, 2019
By Thatcher Heumann, MD
Peer Reviewed
BackgroundÂ
Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) are a class of medications consisting of the thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran (Pradaxa), and the factor Xa inhibitors, rivaroxaban (Xarelto), apixaban (Eliquis), …
Pharmacists: The Optimal Solution to Suboptimal Vaccination Rates
April 5, 2019
By Nishanth Srivaths Iyengar, MD and David M. Oshinsky, MD
Peer Reviewed
Federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish exhaustive public health guidelines and …
Diagnostic Evaluation of Cryptogenic Stroke
April 2, 2019
Dixon Yang, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case and Introduction
A 52-year-old right-handed woman with hypertension is brought in by ambulance after her daughter notices a sudden onset of nonsensical speech and trouble walking. On exam, …