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- A guideline is like a prescription
We should not worship the idol of guidelines alone, but neither should we ignore them and make decisions based only on anecdote and experience.
- When do Raynaud symptoms merit a workup for autoimmune rheumatic disease?
Clues to systemic disease include prolonged and painful attacks that can cause ulceration or gangrene. Other clues are older age at onset, male sex, and asymmetric involvement.
- Autism in the office
To many, the image of autism is of a cute sandy-haired boy reciting the batting averages of baseball players. But the spectrum of autism is wide.
- Bilateral adrenal masses
In a woman with a thrombus in the aorta, imaging reveals bilateral high-density adrenal masses. What is the diagnosis?
Sessile serrated polyps: Cancer risk and appropriate surveillanceThe serrated polyp pathway is different than the pathway for conventional adenomas. What does finding these polyps on colonoscopy mean for patient care?
- Appreciating Asperger syndrome: Implications for better care and outcomes
The behavior of an Einstein, Ford, Edison, or Beethoven might lead to a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome today.