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- Drug adjuncts for treating alcohol dependence
We have learned much about the neurochemical basis of alcohol dependence over the past 20 years, but we still have only a few drugs for treating it. We need better ones.
- Series will emphasize practical cardiac diagnosis and management
Our cardiovascular board review series will provide teaching vignettes from our case files.
- A young man with unexplained dyspnea
He has Wegener granulomatosis, and pulmonary function testing shows flattening of the inspiratory and expiratory limbs of his flow-volume loop. What is the cause?
- Sexually transmitted diseases 2006: A dermatologist’s view
How to recognize, diagnose, and manage common sexually transmitted diseases, and how their presentation and treatment differ in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.
- Evaluating and managing adrenal incidentalomas
When an adrenal mass is found unexpectedly on imaging in a patient with no other evidence of adrenal disease, how can one determine if it is clinically benign or needs treatment?
- Diagnostic imaging:Radiation dose and patients’ concerns
Radiologic procedures carry small but real risks from radiation exposure. What should we tell patients?