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- The resurgence of mumps in young adults and adolescents
Outbreaks of mumps in 2005 prompt us to review the salient features and the updated recommendations for vaccination against this once-common disease.
- Variable response to antiplatelet therapy: What does it mean to clinicians?
Ex vivo tests show that platelet function and response to antiplatelet therapy vary markedly from person to person. But just how clinically significant are these measurements?
- Which imaging test for right lower quadrant pain?
A 36-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain and intermittent nausea. You suspect that she has acute appendicitis. Which imaging test should you order to further evaluate this patient?
- Leg weakness in a 66-year-old woman: A common presentation of an uncommon disease
She has proximal leg weakness, weight loss, dry mouth, orthostatic hypotension, and diminished sensation in the arms and legs. What is the likely cause?
Evaluating and managing urinary incontinence after prostatectomy: Beyond pads and diapersMen who become persistently incontinent after undergoing prostatectomy have a variety of options for regaining control, from behavioral changes to surgery.
- The effect of obstructive sleep apnea on chronic medical disorders
Evidence is mounting that obstructive sleep apnea causes or contributes to many chronic medical diseases, and that treatment with continuous positive airway pressure often improves the concomitant diseases.
- Hypotension in the intensive care unit
Our patient’s vital signs: temperature 98.4°F, pulse 96 and regular, respirations 23, blood pressure 76/44 mm Hg, central venous pressure 21 mm Hg. What is the likely cause of his hypotension?
- The uric acid hypothesis: Out with the old, in with the … old
The death knell for the idea that serum urate mediates cardiovascular disease tolled about 25 years ago. But now the concept is being revived.