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- H pylori 1997: Testing and treatment options
Which tests for Hpylori are most useful? Which treatment regimens are most effective?
- Recognizing the stress of infertility
Infertility imposes substantial stress on couples and their marriages. Physicians can help by recognizing the stress and making appropriate referrals.
- How to tell patients bad news: the strategy of “forecasting”
How does one tell a patient that he or she has cancer, or new parents that their child has a birth defect?
- The perils of nontreatment of hyperuricemia
A new series on the visual presentation of physical findings.
- Fever, abdominal pain, and jaundice in a 43-year-old woman
On the basis of the clinical picture and laboratory data, what is the most likely diagnosis?
- Calculating cancer risk: It is harder than it seems
Many factors make cancer risk assessment difficult, especially when determining the risk for an individual.
- Diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis
Timely recognition and management of risk factors in acute pancreatitis can prevent catastrophic outcomes.
- A practical guide for peak expiratory flow monitoring in asthma patients
The peak expiratory flow rate is an objective measure of airflow obstruction that patients can learn with little difficulty.