Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most common side effects in patients getting treated for cancer. Prevention for CINV is important to improve quality of life and treatment outcomes. Acute CINV is from the chemotherapeutic agents producing...
In this article, we provide the latest acne treatment guidelines as well as clinical pearls of the most commonly used agents. Acne is a very common disease that plagues teens and young adults. Acne can persist into later adulthood, but the incidence is far less...
Treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is continuously evolving. Some medications have proven beneficial over the past year, while others have fallen out of favor. Here we review the most recent guidelines as of August 2021. In short, it is...
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as pneumonia acquired outside of hospitals, (less than 48 hours from hospital admission). Patients will typically present with symptoms including fever, chills, chest pain, cough, sputum production, and dyspnea. Objective...
There are a few important heart failure guideline updates in the works to the American College of Cardiology’s Heart Failure Guidelines, last published in 2013. Prior to the full guideline release, the organization recently printed their updated Expert Consensus...
Recently, the International Society of Hypertension released its 2020 blood pressure guidelines. Their guidelines do vary a little bit from the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines that were put out a few years ago. Here are a few of the important highlights from the ISH 2020...
