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- A 25-year-old man with very high alkaline phosphatase
He has generalized malaise, a palpably enlarged liver, and an alkaline phosphatase level of 1,307 U/L. What is the cause?
- Atrial fibrillation management: Issues of concern (April 2011)
Readers comment on the management of atrial fibrillation (April 2011) and on angioedema due to angiotensin-converting inhibitors and related drugs (May 2011).
- Osborn waves: An inverse correlation with core body temperature
Classic electrocardiographic findings in hypothermia include J waves, which become higher in amplitude the lower the core body temperature.
- An erythematous plaque on the nose
A 38-year-old woman presents with a lesion that appears during periods of cold weather. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- The bittersweet of steroid therapy
Every physician has had patients with the long-term effects of glucocorticoid therapy, including diabetes.