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CME/CE
A 3-Year-Old Girl With Fever and a Limp
A 3-year-old girl is brought to the ED by her parents with a fever and refusal to walk secondary to pain in her right leg and back. The mother denies any history of trauma to the affected extremity. There is localized exquisite tenderness over the L1-2 region of the back, with slight induration noted in the overlying tissue. Plain radiographic films and MRI scans of the spine are obtained. What diagnosis do the findings on the MRI scan suggest?
Clinical Case, December 2008
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Physicians Are Talking About: Email Communications With Patients
This column address the issues involved in email communications between physicians and their patients as discussed on Medscape Physician Connect.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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Should Physicians Avoid Interaction With the Drug Industry?
The relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical sales representatives is controversial. Who should regulate the amount of interaction between physicians and the drug industry?
Article, December 2008
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Prescriptions for Survival
Nancy Covington, BSc, MD, President of Physicians for Global Survival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, invites us to reconnect with the physicians' movement against nuclear war.
Editorial, December 2008
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CME
Painful Knee Locking Caused by Gouty Tophi Successfully Treated With Allopurinol
A 67-year-old man presented to a rheumatology clinic with a 1-week history of severe pain and swelling in his right knee.
Journal Article, December 2008
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The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It
Peter Frishauf, MS, founder of Medscape, discusses the possible end of medical journals.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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The Case of the Fearless Mariner With a Mortal Chest Wound
Guess the famous patient and diagnose his condition in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, November 2008
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Emerging Therapies for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
Novel therapies for osteoporosis are emerging that hold the promise of improving outcomes in postmenopausal women.
Conference Coverage, November 2008
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CME
A 40-Year-Old Female With Diabetes and Chronic Heel Ulceration With Osteomyelitis Is Found Unresponsive
The patient’s family found her unresponsive in her apartment. How does her history of diabetes and recent osteomyelitis influence her ECG findings?
Clinical Case, November 2008
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CME/CE
Evaluating Foot Pain in Elderly Patients
Can you diagnose causes of foot pain? The next review in this important series on geriatric assessment.
Clinical Review, November 2008
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ASHP Therapeutic Position Statement on the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Adults
What are the ASHP guidelines on risk assessment and evaluation of osteoporosis in adults?
Article, November 2008
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Failed Connections: Why Connecting Humans Is as Important as Connecting Computers
Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH, of Cisco and Harvard Medical School, explains why we need to learn to communicate better.
Editorial, November 2008
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CME
Race and Surgical Outcomes: It Is Not All Black and White
Is race an independent variable in perioperative outcomes? The current study uses a large clinical database to address this issue.
Journal Article, November 2008
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Influenza: A Multipronged Approach to Protecting Our Smallest Patients
Joanne Langley, MD, MSc, Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, explains how to prevent children from catching influenza.
Editorial, November 2008
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CME
Prophylaxis of Thromboembolic Disease: A Multidisciplinary Discussion
A multidisciplinary array of clinicians, led by Dr. Samuel Goldhaber, highlight the team approach for the effective prophylaxis of thromboembolic disease
Commentary, November 2008
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CME
Painful Knee Locking Caused by Gouty Tophi Successfully Treated With Allopurinol
A 67-year-old man presented to a rheumatology clinic with a 1-week history of severe pain and swelling in his right knee.
Journal Article, November 2008
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Evaluation of GW406381 for Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Two Randomized, Controlled Studies
Studies of a new cox-2 inhibitor report mixed results for patients with pain related to osteoarthritis.
Journal Article, November 2008
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Learning What Works in Healthcare
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, explains why many should participate in clinical trials.
Editorial, November 2008
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Contrasting Canada and the United States: What Did They Get Right and Wrong About Healthcare?
Jock Murray, MD, Former Dean of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Chairman Emeritus, American College of Physicians, compares the US and Canadian systems.
Editorial, November 2008
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Is the Clinical Advice You Give Your Patients Evidence-Based?
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, explains how we can compare treatments for effectiveness.
Editorial, November 2008
