Guides: Cardiovascular/Pulmonary: Foundation

Equations and Normal Values

Added in 2020

Lipid Management for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
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Michos ED, McEvoy JW, Blumenthal RS. Lipid Management for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med. 2019;381(16):1557-1567. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1806939

Added in 2019

Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases
Boucher RC. Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases. N Engl J Med. 2019 May 16;380(20):1941-1953. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1813799.
Does this patient have obstructive sleep apnea?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review
Good review articles on obstructive sleep apnea
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Myers KA, Mrkobrada M, Simel DL. Does this patient have obstructive sleep apnea?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review. JAMA. 2013 Aug 21;310(7):731-41. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.276185.
The Role of the Clinical Examination in Patients With Heart Failure.
Basic expected possible findings in heart failure exam
--Also Enrichment article on Case 3
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Thibodeau JT, Drazner MH. The Role of the Clinical Examination in Patients With Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2018 Jul;6(7):543-551. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.04.005.