CME
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Vaping: The new wave of nicotine addiction
Despite perceptions that vaping is harmless and claims that it can aid in smoking cessation, risks are emerging.
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Functional heartburn: An underrecognized cause of PPI-refractory symptoms
Functional heartburn is the most common cause of failure of proton pump inhibitor therapy.
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Gabapentin for alcohol use disorder: A good option, or cause for concern?
There is concern about this drug’s potential for abuse. Use it only as a second-line alternative, with caution.
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STI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threats
Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.
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Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
Risk factors: reflux symptoms > 5 years, male sex, age > 50, white race, central obesity, and smoking.
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SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine
Lifestyle counseling can be based on the mnemonic SEEDS: sleep, exercise, eat, diary, and stress.
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Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
Testing for Lyme disease is challenging and if done incorrectly can lead to unnecessary treatment.
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Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
Pulmonary hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart failure, arrhythmias, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease.
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2019 Update in perioperative cardiovascular medicine
Studies of preoperative cardiac risk assessment, perioperative medication management, and postoperative complications.
Symptoms to Diagnosis
A 66-year-old man with abnormal thyroid function tests
A 66-year-old man presents with an acute exacerbation of COPD requiring hospitalization.