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- In Reply: Parkinson disease (January 2012)
Readers comment on previous articles about glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal failure (November 2011), essential tremor (December 2011), and Parkinson disease (January 2012).
- Purple urine in a woman with chronic kidney disease
Although purple urine itself is usually considered benign, it should prompt an evaluation for urinary tract infection.
- Synthetic legal intoxicating drugs: The emerging ‘incense’ and ‘bath salt’ phenomenon
These products are gaining in popularity among drug abusers, because they are cheap and produce a powerful high. They may not be detectable on standard urine drug screening.
- A 26-year-old woman with a lump in her chest
Computed tomography revealed a necrotic mass and bony destruction of the inferior sternum, but no pulmonary parenchymal lesions. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- High creatinine 6 months after renal transplant
Ultrasonography showed a large fluid collection compressing the transplanted kidney. What is the diagnosis?
- Update on contraceptive options: A case-based discussion
Contraceptive counseling is both an art and a science. Here, the authors present several common scenarios.
- Cervical cancer screening (November 2011)
Readers comment on the oral anticoagulant dabigatran (October 2011), and screening for cervical cancer (November 2011).