When a referral goes wrong
A clinician misses a differential diagnosis when she refers a patient to a specialist for rectal bleeding.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh in an adolescent male
A young boy’s complaint of a tender mass on his left thigh is diagnosed as osteosarcoma.
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
A transurethral resection of bladder tumor allows examination and determination of histology, depth of invasion, and involvement beyond the bladder.
Lifestyle modifications vs pharmacologic treatment for patients with diabetes
Applying necessary lifestyle changes as well as incorporating pharmaceutical drugs will improve diabetes in patients compared to drugs alone.
Schizophrenia: a clinical overview
A better understanding of this complicated condition is key to helping patients reduce symptoms, maximize quality of life, and improve adaptive functioning skills.
Frankincense: a rediscovered botanical product
Frankincense is one of a multitude of rediscovered botanical products being studied for use in a variety of diseases and conditions.
Radiation exposure and cancer risk from CT screening: a risk-benefit analysis
After 10 years of low-dose CT screening in patients, 1.5 lung cancers and 2.4 major cancers per 10,000 people screened were induced by radiation.
Managing bipolar disorder: pharmacologic options for treatment
Lithium has been the mainstay of treatment for decades, but several other classes of medication have recently been used with varying degrees of success.
Intervention during labor and birth: new recommendations from ACOG
The ACOG releases an updated committee opinion suggesting that low-risk women can benefit from minimal intervention during labor and delivery.
VA lung cancer screening program finds high rate of incidental findings, low cancer detection rate
An estimated 900,000 veterans of a population of 6.7 million VHA patients met the criteria for LCS.
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