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- Training physician leaders to save the health system… and us
The success of the health system and the emotional well-being and clinical skills of its physicians are clearly interrelated.
- Aortic dissection presenting as ischemic limb
With surgical repair and blood pressure control, the patient recovered and left the hospital 1 week later.
- Is a detailed neurologic physical examination always necessary?
In medicine, we need all the help we can get.
- Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance
This antimalarial drug is now approved to treat discoid lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Central nervous system lymphoma mimicking Bell palsy
Failure of presumed Bell palsy to improve should prompt an evaluation for an underlying condition.
- Is Pap testing still needed after hysterectomy?
There is no need to continue Pap testing after hysterectomy for a benign indication.
- What you can do for your fibromyalgia patient
Fibromyalgia is a defi ned syndrome of neuronal dysregulation and can be diagnosed and managed in a primary care setting.
- It takes a village to care for the patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
The primary care physician can play key roles in diagnosis, referral, and long-term management.
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: What primary care physicians need to know
This devastating and fatal lung disease generally affects older adults, especially men, and can be mistaken for COPD.