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What If I'm Not Cut Out to Be a Doctor?
It's common to have doubts at some point in your medical training. See what a Chief Resident advises, based on his own experience.
Medscape Med Students, October 2006
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Should Students Date Attendings or Residents?
It's not just on Grey's Anatomy that the situation arises. What should do you if a superior asks you out?
Medscape Med Students, September 2006
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How Should I Choose a Medical Specialty?
I realize that the specialty I choose will largely define my medical career, but there are so many things to consider. How do I decide which specialty will suit me best?
Medscape Med Students, September 2006
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How Can I Recognize Crystal Methamphetamine Abuse in Patients?
"There has been a lot of media attention lately about crystal methamphetamine abuse. What is crystal methamphetamine and how can I recognize crystal methamphetamine abuse in patients?"
Medscape Nurses, June 2006
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What Offers the Most Effective Relief for Severe Aphthous Stomatitis?
When a patient breaks out with severe aphthous stomatitis, developing large, painful lesions, what can be offered for relief?
Medscape Nurses, May 2006
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What Is the Significance of Bochdalek's Hernia in an Adult?
A patient, aged 60, was just diagnosed with Bochdalek's hernia. What can I tell her about this condition and its possible treatment?
Medscape Nurses, May 2006
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How Should I Evaluate an Adult for Possible Asperger's Syndrome?
In a patient who reports a history of difficulty learning social rules, learning problems, and rocking behaviors, what is the best way to evaluate for potential Asperger's syndrome?
Medscape Nurses, May 2006
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Can FSH Levels Accurately Reflect Menopause in Women Taking Oral Contraceptives?
Will a blood sample for FSH and LH be accurate for a woman, age 50, who is on birth control pills, if it is drawn during the week of hormone-free pills?
Medscape Nurses, April 2006
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Combining Methadone With Other Long-acting and Short-acting Opioids for Pain Management
Why am I seeing more and more patients with prescriptions for massive amounts of pain medication who are taking methadone plus narcotics?
Medscape Pharmacists, March 2006
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Vaccinating Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Can children with cystic fibrosis benefit from influenza vaccine? Do you recommend pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?
Medscape Pediatrics, February 2006
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Does Relenza Work for the Treatment of "Bird Flu"?
The only drug mentioned lately is Tamiflu -- but whatever happened to Relenza?
Medscape Pharmacists, January 2006
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Warfarin and Nosebleeds
What is the latest emergency treatment of nosebleeds? It could be important for patients on anticoagulants.
Medscape Pharmacists, December 2005
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What Therapy Is Recommended for Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents?
In adolescents (13-17 years of age), what is the recommended treatment for borderline personality disorder?
Medscape Nurses, August 2005
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What Should I Tell My Patients About "Male Menopause"?
Is there such a thing as male menopause? If so, is it a natural occurrence? How is it treated?
Medscape Nurses, July 2005
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What Are the Differential Diagnoses for Chronic Ear Pain?
I often see adult patients with acute ear pain but without infection, effusion, or inflammation. What other etiologies could explain this phenomenon? Could it be TMJ?
Medscape Nurses, June 2005
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How Can I Determine the Difference Between Acute Onset Diabetes vs Medication Side Effects?
A young man with no history of diabetes, but on antipsychotic medications, presented in the ER with a blood glucose of 1800 mg/dL. How can we identify acute onset diabetes vs medication side effects?
Medscape Nurses, April 2005
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Classifying Age Groups
When medical practitioners, prescription drug labeling, or advertising classify age groups (eg, neonates, infants, pediatrics, geriatrics, etc.), what are the general ages that are usually implied?
Medscape Pharmacists, December 2004
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Telephone Triage of Abdominal Pain
When discussing a child experiencing abdominal pain with a parent over the telephone, what are the most critical questions to ask in order to distinguish urgent from routine?
Medscape Pediatrics, October 2004
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What Are the New Guidelines for Management of Bacterial Rhinosinusitis?
What are the latest guidelines for the diagnosis and management of bacterial rhinosinusitis?
Medscape Nurses, September 2004
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Use of Sublingual Nifedipine in Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency
I would like to inquire about the use of the sublingual
nifedipine for patients with hypertensive urgency or
emergency.
Medscape Internal Medicine, December 2002
