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- Vaccine update 2010: Keeping up with the changes
Changes and additions to the vaccination schedule for children, adolescents, and adults.
- The pretravel visit: A ‘teaching moment’
Often, a pretravel visit is also a good time to introduce concepts of preventive health to patients who might not otherwise be accessible or amenable.
- Giant nodules on the hands
A 78-year-old man with hyperuricemia treated with allopurinol presents with asymptomatic nodules on both hands. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- Vaccination: An option not to be ignored
Outbreaks of measles are seemingly on the rise, mainly because of lower vaccination rates, which are in part due to the unfounded fear that the vaccine causes autism.
- When and how to evaluate mildly elevated liver enzymes in apparently healthy patients
Not all asymptomatic people with a mildly elevated liver enzyme value need an extensive evaluation, which can be costly, anxiety-provoking, and risky.