Managing Fluids in Critically Ill Patients
Critically ill patients often require IV fluids for resuscitation but questions remain about the optimal type of IV fluid and best rate of IV fluid bolus infusion. JAMA Associate Editor Kristin Walter...
7 Sep 202121min
USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
Interview with Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Related Content: Screening...
24 Aug 202116min
USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Gestational Diabetes
Interview with Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Gestational Diabetes Related Content: USPSTF Review: Screening for Gestational Diabetes USPSTF Recommendation: Screenin...
10 Aug 202113min
Cost-effectiveness Analysis for Clinicians
Cost-effectiveness analysis defines trade-offs between costs, harms, and benefits of alternative treatments and combines them into a single metric, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), tha...
5 Aug 202119min
FDA Regulation and Approval of Medical Devices
Rules for the regulation of medical devices, such as hip prostheses and implantable defibrillators, are complex and differ from those for drugs. Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, and Jonathan Darrow, SJD...
3 Aug 202133min
Anabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis
Anabolic drugs activate osteoblasts and are an alternative to bisphosphonates for treating osteoporosis. Kristine Ensrud, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Minnesota...
27 Juli 202123min
Novel Lipid-Lowering Therapies to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
Several new therapeutic drug classes are now available to manage lipid levels. John Wilkins, MD, MS, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Division of Cardiolog...
20 Juli 202135min
Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Alcoholic liver disease is increasing in incidence, especially in younger age groups. Ashwani Singal, MD, MS, professor of medicine at University of South Dakota, reviews the diagnosis, clinical prese...
13 Juli 202137min
