Osteoporosis medications in patients with kidney disease
Is it safe to restart osteoporosis medications in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease?
Is it safe to restart osteoporosis medications in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease?
How much of a workup do you recommend before ordering diagnostics with contrast (assuming kidney function tests are normal)?
What is the preferred thyroid management for a woman aged 34 years who presents with an enlarged thyroid, no nodules and irregular menstrual periods for the past six months?
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Patients with functional dyspepsia reaped significant benefits from Helicobacter pylori eradication.
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Thanks to new prevention strategies and safer treatments, patients are surviving almost as long as their counterparts without lupus.
Two patients present to the dermatology clinic with pink rashes — one with a hyperpigmented rough patch on the nose, the other with pink papules in a linear pattern on the lateral thigh.