New wrist-fracture guideline
The guideline is designed for use by both primary-care practitioners and orthopedic surgeons.
Print Issue: April 01, 2010
Blood clots a threat in bowel disease
VTE is 16 times more likely to strike a nonhospitalized person with inflammatory bowel disease than the nonhospitalized general public.
Keep using statins despite diabetes risk
Clinical practice in patients with moderate or high cardiovascular risk or existing cardiovascular disease should not change.
Hypopigmented patches on the body
Two young girls with hypopigmented patches—one on the right buttock, the other on the knees, fingers, and ankles.
Rapidly growing tumor on the forearm
Six weeks after it appeared, the small red bump on this man’s right forearm had become an erythematous crater-shaped nodule
Oral pathology for the primary-care clinician
Become familiar with the cause, characteristics, and appropriate treatment of the most frequently seen conditions of the mouth, tongue, and gums.
Shiny, waxy patches on the shins
A woman with a history of type 2 diabetes presented with asymptomatic, shiny, waxy, round patches on her shins that turned from red to yellow.
Strategies for patients suffering insomnia
Evaluation and management of chronic insomnia, the most prevalent sleep disorder, may require behavioral as well as pharmacologic therapies.
Severe muscle spasms and jaw stiffness after stepping on a nail
The symptoms began 10 days after the accident. Steroids provided no relief, and diagnostic tests were inconclusive.
The versatile soybean: Beyond tofu
Soy products have been the subject of a great deal of medical research, most notably in the areas of cardiovascular health, endocrinology, and oncology.
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