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CME
Breast Calcification on Screening Mammography
A 42-year-old Nigerian woman living in the UK presents for a mammography. While her physical exam is generally normal, her lab exam reveals microcytic anemia, BUN of 56 mg/dL, and creatinine of 6.2 mg/dL. The mammogram is obtained. What is the underlying etiology?
Clinical Case, August 2008
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Predicting Risk for Cardiovascular Events
EAS 2008: Calculating cardiovascular disease risk -- how to do it? Coronary artery calcification scores? Intima media thickness? apoC-III? Recent results with each of these show promise.
Conference Coverage, August 2008
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CME
The Role of Inhibitors of the Epidermal Growth Factor in Management of Head and Neck Cancer
This CME offering reviews emerging data about EGFR inhibitors alone and in combination with standard modalities for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancers.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Does Your Patient's Race Affect the Care That You Deliver?
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, describes how to eliminate racial disparities in your practice.
Editorial, August 2008
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Healing Iraq One Book at a Time: Medical Texts and Periodical Donations to Iraqi Healthcare Professionals
Do you have books, journals, video, or patient education materials you can donate to healthcare professionals in need? Rehabilitation materials are needed, as well as general books and journals.
Journal Article, August 2008
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CME
Evaluation and Management of a Patient With a Bladder Mass of Uncertain Etiology
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) can occur in many areas of the body and mimic more serious cancerous tumors. The current review describes the best means to diagnose and treat IMTs.
Journal Article, August 2008
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CME
A 34-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Acute Severe Abdominal Pain
A 34-year-old woman presents to the ED with a 2-hour history of severe abdominal pain, 2 episodes of light-headedness, and loss of consciousness. She is about 6 weeks pregnant; the pain started suddenly the morning of presentation. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, August 2008
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Retooling for an Aging America
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, discusses the impact of the "baby boomer" generation on medicine.
Expert Viewpoint, August 2008
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The See-Through Doctor: Sitting Naked in the Exam Room
Michael Millenson, President of Health Quality Advisors and the Mervin Shalowitz, MD, Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, discusses physician transparency.
Editorial, August 2008
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CME/CE
Hyperemesis and Epigastric Pain in a 27-Year-Old Man
A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with a 2-day history of hyperemesis with hematemesis. The patient drank 21 cans of beer 3 days ago; his history reveals that he has vomited 30 times in the past 24 hours. What is the underlying etiology?
Clinical Case, August 2008
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Predicting the Long-Term Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Mortality From Baseline Variables and the Early Response
What factors predict mortality in patients with cardiac dyssynchrony? Explore these results from the CARE-HF study.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Health Status Outcomes After Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Assessment of Cardioversion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography (ACUTE) II Trial
What effect does enoxaparin have on health status measures after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation? ACUTE II data help to answer this question.
Journal Article, August 2008
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New Diagnostic Techniques for Breast Cancer Detection
What are the new methods for detecting distant metastasis, recurrent disease and assessing response to breast cancer treatment? Learn more in this review.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Airway Interventions in the Tracheobronchial Tree
This article reviews the advances in endoscopic techniques aimed to the tracheobronchial tree, some of those include foreign body removal, laser photoresection, and electrosurgery.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Lung Biopsy: Special Techniques
Can biopsy-derived microarray analysis play a greater role in guiding treatment and predicting treatment outcomes?
Journal Article, August 2008
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Clearing the Cervical Spine in the Unconscious Patient
In the comatose patient, the clinician must decide when the risks of continued collar usage outweigh the risks of a missed injury without undue delay.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Bias in Surgical Research
There are various types of bias in surgical research. How can they can be detected and avoided?
Journal Article, August 2008
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Does Lowering Cholesterol Have an Impact on the Progression of Aortic Stenosis?
This review reports on current and on going clinical trials of statin use in aortic stenosis.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Quantification of Nonculprit Coronary Lesions: Comparison of Cardiac 64-MDCT and Invasive Coronary Angiography
Whether cardiac CT can provide a correct grade of stenosis in nonculprit coronary lesions is unknown. How accurately does cardiac 64-MDCT assess the grade of stenosis in nonculprit lesions?
Journal Article, August 2008
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Can Malignant and Benign Pulmonary Nodules Be Differentiated With Diffusion-Weighted MRI?
Promising results have been achieved with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to tell apart malignant from benign nodules in bone marrow, liver, head, and neck. Can DWI do the same for pulmonary nodules?
Journal Article, August 2008
