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- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brain
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.
- Appropriate diagnosis of tickborne infections
Fear of undertreatment of early infection can morph into unwarranted treatment of nonexistent chronic infection.
- Swelling of both arms and chest after push-ups
Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis: myalgia, muscle weakness, dark urine, and, in some, muscle swelling.
- Secondary syphilis
A 39-year-old man presents with generalized weakness, headache, nausea, and migratory arthralgia.
- Syphilis 100 years later: Another lost opportunity?
A century of progress and then backward steps on syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- A large mass in the right ventricle: Tumor or thrombus?
A 69-year-old woman with ovarian cancer presents with worsening dyspnea, lower-extremity edema, and dizziness.
Breast cancer screening: Does tomosynthesis augment mammography?This technology may reduce recall rates and increase cancer detection rates, but outcome studies are needed.
- Living with hematologic cancer: Recommendations, solutions
Once-terminal diagnoses are now chronic conditions. Survivors need a plan.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia: Evaluation and medical management in primary careEffective medical therapy is available but underutilized in the primary care setting.
- Patients with challenging behaviors: Communication strategies
Having a plan to deal with difficult personality types leads to better communication and outcomes—and less stress.