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- Primary hyperparathyroidism: 7,000 years of progress
Nowadays, most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism present with very mild disease instead of with the severe bone or kidney manifestations seen in the past. Some experts wonder if the indications for surgery should be broadened.
- Avian influenza: An emerging pandemic threat
We briefly review the lessons from past pandemics, the threat of the current avian flu outbreak, and recommendations for prevention.
- A patient with acute flank pain
With all of the imaging options, which is the best way to assess for renal calculi in the acute setting?
- Use of corticosteroids in the sepsis syndrome: What do we know now?
Although there is a physiologic rationale for using corticosteroids in sepsis, there are also safety concerns. A definitive trial is under way. This article analyzes the evidence to date and gives the authors personal recommendations.
- Dyslipidemia in HIV patients
HIV can raise lipid levels, and so do the drugs used to treat it. As patients with HIV infection live longer, these non-HIV medical problems become more relevant.
- What is a ‘failure’ of bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis?
Assessing the effectiveness of bisphosphonate therapy is problematic. The true measure is prevention of new fractures.
- Influenza 2005–2006
Behind the preparation for the current influenza season are fears that the simmering outbreak of avian influenza in animals could lead to a pandemic in humans.
Hepatitis C infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestationsAlmost 40% of patients with hepatitis C develop at least one extrahepatic manifestation during the course of the disease.