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Br Dent J
January 2025
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK.
Gastrointest Endosc
January 2025
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35205. Electronic address:
JHEP Rep
December 2024
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy.
Background & Aims: Long-term albumin (LTA) is currently standard of care for patients with decompensated cirrhosis in many Italian hepatology centres. In this real-life study, we aimed to describe patient, logistical and treatment-related characteristics in daily clinical practice and to identify predictors of response.
Methods: We performed a multicentre, retrospective, observational study in patients with cirrhosis and ascites receiving LTA between 01/2016 and 02/2022 and followed until death, TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) placement, transplantation or 02/2023.
Mayo Clin Proc
December 2024
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Statins are the mainstay of cholesterol treatment to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, significant barriers, including physician and patient factors, prevent the optimal use of this drug class. In this article, we provide 10 clear and simple tips for clinicians when prescribing statins.
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November 2024
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Patient sexuality and intimacy comprise important dimensions of quality of life (QOL), making them essential topics for palliative care (PC) clinicians to address. Created with interprofessional input from PC, urology, gynecology, sexual health, oncology, psychiatry, psychology, nursing, and social work, this article offers 10 high-yield, evidence-based tips to better equip PC clinicians to address sexuality and intimacy for patients with serious illness. These tips highlight skills such as opening discussions, assessing concerns through a biopsychosocial model, and thinking through appropriate interventions to improve QOL.
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