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In this commentary, the editor-in-chief of CCJM considers what is known, and what is still mystery about how the heart and kidneys are modified during chronic heart failure, and discusses how much of our therapy remains empiric and experience-based.

The problem with many of the findings of cirrhosis is you have to specifically look for them or you will miss them. Here’s a tip for helping you not miss them.

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Read this article and obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credit! The learning objective? To appraise when stress ulcer prophylaxis should be considered for critically ill patients with risk factors for stress ulcers.

Dr. Lucinda A. Harris, an associate professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Scottsdale, AZ, offers her evidence-based approach to diagnosing and treating these five rare GI diseases: Non-celiac gluten sensitivity Eosinophilic esophagitis Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Mast cell activation syndrome

This “1-Minute Consult” discusses what constitutes bile duct dilation, clinical evaluation, imaging options for workups, clinical approach to the evaluation, and take-home points, along with figures, tables, info, and metrics on the condition.