McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

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This year’s Black Week is the last chance to get your own copy of the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine at the best price available. Valid November 24-30, 2020.

Publications of the Week, November 23

Publications of the Week, November 23

A digest of noteworthy publications curated by editors from McMaster University. This week’s focus: major GI bleeding in elderly individuals taking aspirin.

Publications of the Week, November 9

Publications of the Week, November 9

A digest of noteworthy publications curated by editors from McMaster University. This week’s focus: criteria for the clinical diagnosis of brain death (part 2).

COVID-19 chapter update

COVID-19 chapter update

The chapter discussing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine has just been updated to address new findings and emerging evidence.

COVID-19: October 9 update. Part 2

COVID-19: October 9 update. Part 2

Dr Jean-Louis Vincent, professor of intensive care medicine at Université libre de Bruxelles and past president of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, comments on the current treatment options in COVID-19.

McMaster Editors’ Selection: In The Spotlight

How to approach the differential diagnosis of hyperferritinemia?

A digest of noteworthy publications curated by editors from McMaster University. This week’s focus: major GI bleeding in elderly individuals taking aspirin.

What are the indications for patch tests in patients with suspected drug hypersensitivity?

A digest of noteworthy publications curated by editors from McMaster University. This week’s focus: criteria for the clinical diagnosis of brain death (part 2).

Is age a contraindication to the use of biologic drugs in patients with autoimmune diseases?

Is kidney transplantation contraindicated in obese patients?

How to treat thyroid storm?

What is the role of medical emergency teams in the modern hospital? Do you have such a team in your institution?

Do you use any questionnaire to assess bleeding symptoms?

Preliminary results of a survey among physicians show that many still consider the D-dimer test as the first choice to confirm an episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Could you comment on the value of the pretest probability evaluation before choosing an appropriate test?

A digest of noteworthy publications curated by editors from McMaster University. This week’s focus: criteria for the clinical diagnosis of brain death (part 1).

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