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Breast cancer screening: a review of current mammography guidelines
Consensus regarding mammography screening varies, and conflicting guidelines from medical organizations can cause confusion for patients and providers.
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Clinical Features, Surgery Information Center
Fournier Gangrene: A Rare Flesh-Eating Disease
Prompt identification of Fournier gangrene is essential, as the condition can have numerous life-threatening complications such as multi-organ failure and death.
Pulmonology Information Center
Using an evidence-based approach to diagnose IPF
The importance of ruling out conditions other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is highlighted in this case of a 62-year-old female.
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Diabetic foot ulcers in underinsured patients
Successful treatment can cost tens of thousands of dollars. With limited access to care, these patients often present with advanced disease.
ADHD Information Center
Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of ADHD Across the Lifespan
Untreated ADHD in adults is associated with increased rates of unemployment and poor performance in educational and work settings.
Infectious Diseases Information Center
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Potential Therapies for COVID-19
Progression in characterizing the symptoms and treatments for infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the subsequent development of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Dermatologic Look-Alikes
Vascular nodules and papules
Two patients present with red lesions. A white infant aged 4 months presented with a three-month history of a red, verrucous nodule on his scalp, that grew from a small papule to a 3-cm nodule. A white man aged 50 years who had developed red papules on his legs, arms, chest and abdomen 20 years earlier, noticed that a group of the papules grew together to form a plaque. Can you differentiate between these two patients' lesions?
Dermatologic Look-Alikes
Nodules on Face
Can you diagnose the skin diseases in this Dermatologic Look-Alikes challenge?
Sleep Information Center
Shift Work Disorder: When and How to Shift Workers’ Gears
Approximately 5% to 10% of shift workers, including many health care professionals, have shift work disorder, a circadian sleep-wake cycle disorder defined by poor quality sleep.
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Meningococcal meningitis: Managing outbreaks among adolescents and young adults
Each year clusters of meningitis cases break out in the U.S. in the fall and winter months, particularly among adolescents and young adults.
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