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Is there an age at which we should stop performing screening Pap smears and mammography?Mammography is reasonable if life expectancy is at least 5 years, but screening for cervical cancer is more complex.
- The B-type natriuretic peptide assay: A rapid test for heart failure
This 15-minute test is highly sensitive and fairly specific and is useful in evaluating suspected heart failure in outpatients and in emergency care.
- Hereditary hemochromatosis: A common, often unrecognized, genetic disease
Although hereditary hemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic diseases affecting people of northern European descent, it is underdiagnosed.
What is the best diagnostic approach when pheochromocytoma is suspected?First prove there is catecholamine overproduction, then obtain an MRI to locate the tumor.
