Internal medicine in the hospital setting
Moret, M.; Darbellay, P.; Lebowitz, D.; Alves, C.; Sabeh, N.; Carballo, S.
Revue Medicale Suisse 11(458): 187-192
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 25831611 Document Number: 680677
Management of all pathologies, and in particular that of the most frequent ones, should whenever possible be based on robust evidence and arguments. New studies published this year enable rationalizing of screening in certain clinical situations, more adequate treatment of others, and open the way for novel and apparently very effective treatments. Whether it be the screening of carotid stenosis, the treatment of pericarditis, of heart failure, of chronic obstructive lung disease or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, paradigm changes are conceivable. This selective review of the literature summarizes certain studies published this year.