Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
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Editorial Comment
Bronchial thermoplasty: a promising therapy, still in its infancy.
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Review Case Reports
Visceral angioedema due to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy.
Visceral angioedema is an uncommon but serious complication of therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. We report a case, review the literature, and discuss the incidence, features, and clinical recognition of this condition.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals experience health care disparities that will be eliminated only if clinicians elicit information about sexual orientation and gender identity from their patients through thoughtful, nonjudgmental discussion and history-taking.
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Review
Interpreting the estimated glomerular filtration rate in primary care: benefits and pitfalls.
As several equations have been developed for estimating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), many laboratories are now reporting the GFR automatically, and primary care providers are left trying to interpret the results and put them into the context of patient care. Therefore, it is important that health care professionals understand how to interpret the estimated GFR value and how to recognize when the estimate may not be accurate.