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The mysterious foreign accent
While treating Ms. D for a suspected psychotic disorder, you learn she has developed a foreign accent. What could be the cause of this unusual...
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CT scan wasn’t ordered, diagnosis was delayed...Stroke symptoms blamed on food poisoning...
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CDC update: Guidelines for treating STDs
A revised dosage for ceftriaxone and an alternative agent for bacterial vaginosis are among the newer recommendations.
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Urine drug testing: An unproven risk management tool?
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Diffuse abdominal pain, vomiting
The patient had undergone a cholecystectomy years earlier following an episode of gallstone pancreatitis. So what was causing the pain this time...
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How best to diagnose asthma in infants and toddlers?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: NO RELIABLE WAY EXISTS TO DIAGNOSE ASTHMA IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS. Recurrent wheezing, especially apart from colds,...
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Is C difficile to blame for your patient’s diarrhea?
Once viewed almost exclusively as a nosocomial infection, C difficile is increasingly common in outpatient settings, making it imperative that FPs...
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Hydroxyzine: Rational choice for inpatients with insomnia
We have found that hydroxyzine is effective, well tolerated, and has fewer side effects than other commonly used hypnotics
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Possession obsession: Help hoarders escape their own prisons
Hoarding often is ego-syntonic, and many patients do not believe their behaviors are problematic despite the risks