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- What is the appropriate treatment for Dupuytren contracture?
The diseased tissue is either watched with benign neglect or surgically excised.
- Fungal nail infection: Assessing the new treatment options
Newer antifungal agents are more effective and better tolerated than older agents.
- How do you manage a healthy, asymptomatic, 24-year-old with a positive RPR on a premarital blood test?
A positive rapid plasma reagin must be confirmed or refuted, but if the history, physical, and laboratory studies are negative, there is a great chance it was falsely positive.
- Vertebral compression fractures: What time destroys, methylmethacrylate may mend
The sequelae of osteoporosis present numerous clinical challenges; several new surgical options show promise.
- New guidelines: What to do about an unexpected positive tuberculin skin test
With tuberculosis declining in prevalence, the focus is shifting to testing only persons at increased risk.
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Pathogenesis and treatment over the short and long termPCOS can lead to serious sequelae such as endometrial or ovarian cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease.
- Thyrotoxicosis and the cardiovascular system: Subtle but serious effects
One should suspect thyrotoxicosis in patients with palpitations, tachycardia, exercise intolerance, or dyspnea on exertion.
Should everyone with a recent myocardial infarction receive a beta-blocker and an ACE inhibitor?Yes, except for those with the standard contraindications to these drugs.
