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Primary care physicians can handle most inquiries from patients about infertility and begin an office-based assessment.
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To treat heart failure effectively you need a team and you need a plan. In short, you need a program.
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An algorithm identifies key diagnostic clues in the patient’s history, physical examination, and radiographic findings.
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- Carotid stenosis: Current strategies for choosing between medical and surgical management
Recommendations on a longstanding and contentious issue.
- Pharmacologic aids to smoking cessation
Quitting smoking is notoriously hard. Drugs can improve the odds of quitting, but the best approach is multifactorial.
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Troponin T and creatine kinase MB have complementary roles. Includes a diagnostic algorithm.
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