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- Bilateral adrenal masses
In a woman with a thrombus in the aorta, imaging reveals bilateral high-density adrenal masses. What is the diagnosis?
Sessile serrated polyps: Cancer risk and appropriate surveillanceThe serrated polyp pathway is different than the pathway for conventional adenomas. What does finding these polyps on colonoscopy mean for patient care?
- Appreciating Asperger syndrome: Implications for better care and outcomes
The behavior of an Einstein, Ford, Edison, or Beethoven might lead to a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome today.
- Statins and diabetes risk: Fact, fiction, and clinical implications
The benefit of preventing serious cardiovascular events using statins seems to outweigh the higher risks of diabetes and poorer glycemic control.
2012-2013 Influenza update: Hitting a rapidly moving targetFrom the deadly 2009 H1N1 pandemic to the recent outbreak of swine flu H3N2v at county fairs, we are constantly challenged by influenza viruses.
- Detecting and managing hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes in your practice
These patients need to be identified so that they and their families can receive genetic counseling and testing and risk-reducing treatment.
- Emergency contraception: Separating fact from fiction
Patients can now buy emergency contraceptives over the counter, but physicians should still take every opportunity to discuss effective contraceptive options.