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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 9, 2008
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MR Imaging of Femoroacetabular Impingement
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and its link to early hip osteoarthritis requires early diagnosis and treatment to prevent/delay degeneration in younger patients. What are the MRI findings of FAI?
Journal Article, May 8, 2008
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Perspective: Carotid Stenting and the History of Disruptive Technology in Vascular Surgery
Can CAS be considered a disruptive technology? An expert commentary from Frank J. Veith, MD.
Expert Viewpoint, May 7, 2008
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Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Update for Emergency Physicians
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and new treatment strategies are reviewed.
Journal Article, May 7, 2008
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CME
A 33-year-old Woman with Sudden-Onset Severe Headache and Vomiting
A 33-year-old woman presents to the ED with a severe headache, associated vomiting, blurred vision, and weakness in her left leg. She states that it is the worst headache of her life, and it is worsening despite her use of acetaminophen. She has a 4-year history of oral contraceptive use. Her pupils show a slightly sluggish reaction to light, and bilateral papilledema is noted on the funduscopic examination. A magnetic resonance venogram (MRV) is taken. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, May 7, 2008
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How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008
Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
Editorial, May 5, 2008
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Are Topical Patches Safe During MRI or CT Scans?
Staff members at diagnostic clinics often remove patients' topical patches before they undergo an MRI or CT scan. Is this necessary?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2, 2008
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Last Call for Performance Enhancers: Richard Pound on Major League Baseball, the Olympics, and Gene Doping
The Major League Baseball Players Association was outrageous in its refusal to cooperate in the course of the Mitchell investigation.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2, 2008
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Successful Percutaneous Closure of an Aortic Graft Pseudo- Aneurysm with a Patent Foramen Ovale Occluder Device
Described here is a patient with Takayasu's arteritis, an inflammatory disease of medium- to large-sized vessels, who developed a discrete pseudo-aneurysm in an open surgically placed aortic graft.
Journal Article, May 2, 2008
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Patients: An Untapped Safety Resource
Julia A. Hallisy, DDS, a dentist in San Francisco, California, teaches how patients can protect themselves.
Editorial, May 2, 2008
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CT and Radiation: What Radiologists Should Know
Potential radiation exposure from CT scans continues to increase, challenging radiologists to find methods for CT dose reduction. How can radiologists make thoughtful decisions about CT radiation dose
Journal Article, May 1, 2008
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Visual Diagnosis: Right-Side Diaphragm Injury Resulting from Blunt Trauma
Learn more about a case report of a 35-year-old man involved in a snowmobile crash.
Journal Article, May 1, 2008
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A Hybrid Radiography/MRI System for Combining Hysterosalpingography and MRI in Infertility Patients: Initial Experience
Did the hybrid radiography/MRI system provide good-quality HSG and MR images in infertility patients?
Journal Article, May 1, 2008
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Mild Heart Failure: 12-Month Results of the REVERSE Trial
ACC.08: Is it time to expand indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy to include patients with less severe HF? REVERSE results support the need for further study in this patient population.
Journal Article, April 30, 2008
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Underutilization of Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Heart Failure
Gregory Piazza, MD, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, discusses how poorly many hospitals are preventing deep vein thrombosis.
Expert Viewpoint, April 30, 2008
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CME
A Young Woman with General Malaise and a Persistent Fever
A 21-year-old woman presents to the ED with a history of fever, general malaise, mild diffuse cramping and abdominal pain, and a cough with occasional blood-tinged sputum. She was recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, but she is not currently on antiretroviral medications. The patient appears cachectic and fatigued, and she is noted to be tachycardic, febrile, and has mild tachypnea. Diagnostic laboratory studies are conducted, and a chest radiograph and CT scan are taken. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, April 30, 2008
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CME
Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Treatment Over Time
Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli guides us through the challenging diagnosis and management of inflammatory breast cancer.
Clinical Case, April 30, 2008
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Combination Chemotherapy May Be A Reasonable Alternative to Pelvic Radiation in High-Risk Endometrial Cancer
Dr. Maurie Markman describes the somewhat controversial work of investigators who explored the relative role of chemotherapy vs. pelvic radiation in intermediate- or high-risk endometrial cancer.
Expert Viewpoint, April 29, 2008
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Announcing the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section of The Medscape Journal of Medicine
David Goldenberg, MD, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, announces this new section of The Medscape Journal.
Editorial, April 29, 2008
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Ruptured Intracystic Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Gastric Artery, Which Complicated Pancreatitis
Acute onset of left-upper-quadrant abdominal pain radiating to the back and chest of a 45-year-old man is presented. Which imaging modality reveals a diagnosis of ruptured intracystic pseudoaneurysm?
Journal Article, April 28, 2008
