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- Methanol intoxication: clinical features and differential diagnosis
The advent of methanol as a major source of fuel in the coming century and its growing industrial uses will increase the risk of both deliberate and accidental intoxication, requiring a high index of suspicion to ensure early diagnosis.
- Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome: Unresolved Questions
Although L-tryptophan is gone from the US market, research continues into its link with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
- Atrial pacemaker leads compared
Pacemaker leads from eight different manufacturers were compared for differences in acute pacing and sensing characteristics.
- Treatment of androgenic disorders in women: acne, hirsutism, and alopecia
Treatment of androgen excess disorders can be successful and rewarding, given the compliance of this patient group.
- Patient and spouse acceptance and adaptation to implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Surveys revealed AICD patients and families share a mix of relief and apprehension.
- Diagnostic approach to androgen disorders in women: acne, hirsutism, and alopecia
A simple, cost-effective screening protocol can differentiate whether androgen excess is an ovarian or an adrenal problem.
- Smoking Cessation: Strategies That Work
Most physicians underestimate their power to achieve smoking cessation; the key to success is persistence.
- Mesenteric Ischemia: A Neglected Diagnosis
In the absence of accurate noninvasive diagnostic modalities, aggressive use of mesenteric angiography is the only way to achieve early diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia.