Clinical Insights

COPD
COPD
More Treatment Choices for Patients With COPD
04/30/2011

THOMAS L. PETTY, MD—Series Editor

THOMAS L. PETTY, MD—Series Editor
Drugs on the horizon include the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors, 2 of which—cilomilast and roflumilast—are in phase 3 clinical trials.
04/30/2011
Q&As
Q&As
Hypertension Q&A: When Is an urgency not an emergency
04/30/2011

By DONALD G. VIDT, MDSMQ-8212-SMQ-Series Editor

By DONALD G. VIDT, MDSMQ-8212-SMQ-Series Editor
Hypertensive crises encompass a spectrum of clinical situations that have in common elevated blood pressure (BP) and progressive or impending target organ damage.
04/30/2011
asthma
asthma
ID Q&A Answers to Readers' Questions: Hepatitis B Vaccination: What Next When the Patient Doesn't Respond?
04/29/2011

By RUSSELL W. STEELE, MD--Series Editor Louisiana State University

By RUSSELL W. STEELE, MD--Series Editor Louisiana State University
Q:
04/29/2011
Vitamin D Recommendations
Vitamin D Recommendations
Diabetes Q&A: 70/30; "Rule of Fifths"; Split-Mix; Basal-Bolus-- Which Is Best?
04/29/2011

By STUART A. WEINZIMER, MD

By STUART A. WEINZIMER, MD
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Q:<strong> During my training, most pediatric endocrinologists were using the "70/30 rule" or the "rule of fifths" to...
04/29/2011
Consultations & Comments
Consultations & Comments
Melatonin Use in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
04/28/2011
First, let me say that I agree completely with the authors’ comments on sleep hygiene and the importance of removing the television set from the bedroom. When parents say they will just turn it off, I point...
04/28/2011
stuff
stuff
Subclinical Hypothyroidism Q&A
04/28/2011
With regard to monitoring therapy, I rely on TSH levels. Hypothyroid symptoms are notoriously unreliable indicators.
04/28/2011
Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Michelle Petri, MD, on Treating SLE Flares
04/27/2011
Dr Petri, from Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, discusses preventing and treating flares of disease among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
04/27/2011
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Laura Plantinga,PhD, on Cognitive Assessments Among Patients With SLE
04/06/2011
Dr Laura Plantinga discusses her and her colleagues recently published a study on the relevance of cognitive assessments among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
04/06/2011
Mental Health
Mental Health
Cynthia Fontanella, PhD, on the Risks of Cannabis Use in Youth With Mood Disorders
03/23/2011
In this podcast, Cynthia Fontanella, PhD, talks about her team’s study examining how cannabis use disorder impacts the risks of self-harm, suicide, and mortality in adolescents and young adults with mood...
03/23/2011
Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Daniel S. Fierer, MD, on HCV Reinfections Among MSM With HIV
03/19/2011
He discusses his team's latest research on Hepatitis C virus reinfection rates among MSM who have HIV and are treated in New York City.
03/19/2011