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- Essential tremor, beta-blockers, and calcium channel blockers (December 2011)
Readers comment on previous articles about glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal failure (November 2011), essential tremor (December 2011), and Parkinson disease (January 2012).
- A nodule on a woman’s face
It is firm, pink, 10 mm in diameter, with surrounding telangiectasias. What is it?
- Nonallergic rhinitis: Common problem, chronic symptoms
Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis have similar symptoms, but their mechanisms and treatment differ.
- Putting genome analysis to good use: Lessons from C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease
Genomics research is paying off, not only by identifying people at risk of rare inherited diseases, but also by clarifying the pathogenic mechanisms of common ones.
- 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?
- Cervical cancer screening (November 2011)
Readers comment on the oral anticoagulant dabigatran (October 2011), and screening for cervical cancer (November 2011).
- High creatinine 6 months after renal transplant
Ultrasonography showed a large fluid collection compressing the transplanted kidney. What is the diagnosis?