Adrenal insufficiency is a syndrome of cortisol deficiency. A recent JAMA Review summarizes the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of adrenal insufficiency and adrenal crisis. JAMA Associate Editor David Simel, MD, MHS, discusses this and more with author Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc. Related Content: Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults
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From the JAMA Network: Comprehensive Review of Foley Catheter Management
Interview with Anne P. Cameron, MD and Glenn T. Werneburg, MD, PhD, authors of Foley Catheter Management: A Review. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Foley Catheter Management
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How to Improve Patients' Treatment Expectations
Patients' treatment expectations may affect their treatment outcomes. Coauthor Johannes A. C. Laferton, PhD, joins JAMA Senior Editor Anne Cappola, MD, ScM, to discuss the latest article in JAMA's Communicating Medicine series, which explores how to help patients have a better experience and better outcomes with treatment. Related Content: Improving Patients’ Treatment Expectations
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Lipoprotein(a): What Clinicians Should Know
Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) are associated with higher rates of cardiovascular events. Author Samia Mora, MD, MHS, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School discusses measurement and interpretation of lipoprotein (a) levels with JAMA Deputy Editor Mary McGrae McDermott, MD. Related Content: Lipoprotein(a)
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Platelet Transfusion: Best Practice Guidelines
A central question in platelet transfusion is whether to follow a restrictive or liberal strategy in decisions about which patients should receive platelets. Author Ryan Metcalf, MD, University of Utah, discusses new clinical guidelines for platelet transfusion and more with JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD. Related Content: Platelet Transfusion Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes to Reduce Transfusions in Intensive Care Red Blood Cell Transfusion Trends in Red Blood Cell, Plasma, and Platelet Transfusions in the United States, 1993-2014
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