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- A young man with unexplained dyspnea
He has Wegener granulomatosis, and pulmonary function testing shows flattening of the inspiratory and expiratory limbs of his flow-volume loop. What is the cause?
- Sexually transmitted diseases 2006: A dermatologist’s view
How to recognize, diagnose, and manage common sexually transmitted diseases, and how their presentation and treatment differ in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.
- Evaluating and managing adrenal incidentalomas
When an adrenal mass is found unexpectedly on imaging in a patient with no other evidence of adrenal disease, how can one determine if it is clinically benign or needs treatment?
- Diagnosing primary osteoporosis: It’s more than a T score
In the end, the physician—not the machine—diagnoses osteoporosis.
- ERCP: Current uses and less-invasive options
Because ERCP can cause pancreatitis, newer options have replaced it for patients who have a low pretest probability of bile duct stones.
- Addressing the challenges of cardiorenal syndrome
Cardiorenal syndrome—the spiral of worsening heart falure and kidney failure—is only beginning to receive the attention it deserves.
Heel pain: Diagnosis and treatment, step by stepThe differential diagnosis of heel pain is broad and can be overwhelming if a systematic approach is not used.
- Exenatide and pramlintide: New glucose-lowering agents for treating diabetes mellitus
Insulin is not the only hormone that regulates plasma glucose levels. Two new drugs based on native hormones became available in 2005.
