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April 01, 2010; Volume 77,Issue 4
Parsi, Mansour A.
- You have accessThe Courvoisier signMansour A. Parsi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2010, 77 (4) 265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09099
A 60-year-old woman has had jaundice, dark-colored urine, and light-colored stools for the past several days. On examination, her gallbladder is palpable.
Pitchumoni, C. S.
- You have accessWhen should serum amylase and lipase levels be repeated in a patient with acute pancreatitis?Balaji Yegneswaran, MD and C. S. Pitchumoni, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2010, 77 (4) 230-231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09083
In general, repeating these measurements has no value once the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is made.
Powell, Brenda
- You have accessRisks of travel, benefits of a specialist consultBrenda Powell, MD and Charles Ford, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2010, 77 (4) 246-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09097
Before going abroad to risky areas, most people ought to visit their primary care physicians, and many should be referred to a specialist in travel medicine.