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- A large mass in the right ventricle: Tumor or thrombus?
A 69-year-old woman with ovarian cancer presents with worsening dyspnea, lower-extremity edema, and dizziness.
- Erythematous patches with keratotic annular borders on the glans penis
Reactive arthritis was diagnosed on the basis of urethritis, ocular symptoms, circinate balanitis, and sacroiliitis.
- Ring-enhancing cerebral lesions
The patient has poorly controlled HIV, seizures, and brain lesions. Is Histoplasma or Toxoplasma the cause of the lesions?
- Update on viral hepatitis in pregnancy
Indications for treatment may be different from those in the general population. New treatments are available.
- Life after breast, prostate, and colon cancer: Primary care’s role
When patients survive cancer, they eventually come back to their primary care physician—with special needs.
- Peripartum depression: Early recognition improves outcomes
Evidence is mounting that the risks of untreated maternal depression outweigh those of treating it.
- Syphilis 100 years later: Another lost opportunity?
A century of progress and then backward steps on syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- Fall risk and anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in the elderly: A delicate balance
The decision-making process is complex and should be shared with the patient and the patient’s family and caregivers.