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- Too much of a ‘good’ thing?
In medicine, worrying about potential problems and engaging in preventive actions like hand-washing and rechecking are not in themselves bad. But obsessive-compulsive disorder is way too much of a good thing.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Unearthing a hidden problem
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are not crazy, but they often think they are, and so they avoid seeking help.
- SARS: Here to stay?
Every health care institution should take precautions against an outbreak of SARS.
Pacing in heart failure: The benefit of resynchronizationMany patients with congestive heart failure might benefit from a new type of pacemaker with a lead in the left ventricle.
- A 46-year-old intravenous drug user with fever
He has had fever, chills, night sweats, shortness of breath, and productive cough for 3 days. What is the cause?
- Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Make the difficult diagnosis, then refer for surgery
Prompt surgical treament is key, but the diagnosis can be difficult.
- In hyperhidrosis (excess sweating), look for a pattern and cause
Generalized sweating may be secondary to many drugs or illnesses, while localized sweating is usually primary or idiopathic.
- A diabetic woman with worsening heart failure, hunger, and tremor
Her blood glucose level is 23 mg/dL. What is the cause?
- Controlling antibiotic resistance in the ICU: Different bacteria, different strategies
To control antibiotic resistance, we need to enforce infection control more stringently and use antibiotics more wisely. But the devil is in the details.