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- Potential molecular therapy for acute renal failure
As more is learned about renal epithelial cell regeneration and differentiation, exogenously administered growth promoters seem a likely intervention.
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Defining the etiology of dyspnea, evaluating impairment, and assessing the response to therapy are among the current indications.
- Efficacy of beta blockade, thrombolytic therapy, and coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease
Determining the effectiveness of these interventions in diabetic patients has received little attention, despite the association of diabetes with increased mortality from coronary artery disease.
- Cushing’s syndrome: easy to see, tricky to diagnose
The difficulty lies in determining whether the syndrome has a pituitary or nonpituitary cause.
- Skin lesions: when to suspect systemic causes
Systemic diseases that can produce skin lesions cover a spectrum that includes autoimmune, neoplastic, and infectious disease.