Daily Archives: 18/05/2013
the bond between medical students and their cadavers
A letter from a medical student at the end of her gross anatomy course. Dearest Walter, The time we’ve spent together over the past few months has been wonderful, but I’m afraid it must come to an end. We knew this day would come. I must move on with my life, and you must move […]
1.) Resistant hypertension
At the annual ASH meeting, 2 difficult therapeutic scenarios in hypertension were updated. The treatment of resistant hypertensives and the management of ACEI/ARB-induced hyperkalemia were reviewed. Important innovations are summarized here: 1.) Resistant hypertension (a blood pressure not at target despite a 3 drug regimen that includes a diuretic) is on the rise. From 1988 […]










