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), and …
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 goals, but …
By Ravi Shah, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become …
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, …
By Jessica Lichter, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become …
Join us for Part 2 of our who, what, why exploration of unstable angina… does it even still exist and what should we do about it? || By Steven R. Liu MD and Janine Knudsen MD || Â Peer Review Dr Norma Keller MD || Graphic Design by Gaby Mayer
For a …
By Gerardo Velez
Peer Reviewed
Mr. H is a 71-year-old patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who came in for his routine follow-up. He recently saw the podiatrist for some foot …