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- Acute facial purpura in an 82-year-old woman with a respiratory tract infection
The lesions appeared suddenly and spontaneously and were not associated with trauma. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- The painful knee: Choosing the right imaging test
The initial evaluation of acute knee pain should include plain radiography, but computed tomography is the test of choice for fractures, and magnetic resonance imaging is useful for evaluating the cartilage, menisci, and ligaments.
- Putting the latest data into practice
This supplement is based on the proceedings of a roundtable convened at the Cleveland Clinic on January 17, 2008, by the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
Accuracy of the physical examination in evaluating pleural effusionA careful physical examination is a valuable and noninvasive means of assessing pleural effusions and should be routinely performed in every patient in whom this condition is suspected.
- A new series, an old concept, continued value
This month we introduce a new series, The Physical Examination, kicked off by a paper on evaluating pleural effusions. We encourage you to submit your suggestions for topics.
- Interpreting the Charisma Study
In patients at risk of myocardial infarction or stroke, two antiplatelet drugs are not always better than one.