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The USPSTF Mammography Screening Guidelines -- Should Women Play the Odds?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:15
Sandra Fryhofer, MD, provides both her professional and personal opinions on the new mammography screening guidelines -- and she has some concerns.
Medscape Internal Medicine
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Molecular and Functional Imaging of Breast Cancer

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:07
Molecular and functional imaging of the breast could alter clinical practice in diagnosing and staging primary breast cancer and assessing response to therapy.
Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
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Acute Onset of Abdominal Pain in a 76-Year-Old Man

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:39
An elderly man presents with sudden-onset abdominal pain centered in the epigastrium that is described as deep and burning. Hyperactive bowel sounds are heard on auscultation. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape
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Ablative Therapies for Renal Tumors

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:44
Diagnostic imaging for evaluating patients with abdominal conditions has increased the number of incidentally discovered kidney masses. Learn how using ablative therapy can help treat these patients.
Therapeutic Advances in Urology
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New Breast Cancer Imaging Poses Much Greater Radiation Risk Than Mammography

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:24
Compared with mammography, new techniques that use radioisotopes increase radiation risk more than 20-fold and should not be used for screening.
Medscape Medical News
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Disease Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Peaks in Spring and Summer

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 13:49
Investigators have identified a strong seasonal pattern in subclinical disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Medscape Medical News
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Dyssynchrony by Speckle-tracking Echocardiography and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Results of the Speckle Tracking and Resynchronization (STAR) Study

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 09:00
Dyssynchrony by speckle-tracking echo may be associated with an increase in EF, and improved long-term outcomes after CRT.
European Heart Journal
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Gradual-Onset Headache and Vomiting in a 42-Year-Old Woman

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 09:11
A 42-year-old woman presents with a right-sided, gradual-onset headache that is constant, with repetitive vomiting and a reduction in her "thinking power" for the past 3-4 months. What's the diagnosis?
Medscape
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Late Effects of Mantle-Field Radiotherapy in Women

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 09:00
A study considers how cancer survivors receive information about newly identified cancer treatment-related risks.
Medscape Nurses
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Reduced Connectivity Between Brain Hemispheres With Age Impairs Motor Function

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 13:08
Increased age-related interhemispheric "cross-talk" slows response time to motor tasks, imaging study shows.
Medscape Medical News
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Less Use, Cost When Urologists Order Follow-Up Imaging: Study

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:51

Reuters Health Information
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Radiologists Call for Curbs on Overuse of Imaging

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:17
Doctors are ordering too many unnecessary imaging tests, raising the cost of healthcare and exposing patients to excess amounts of radiation, imaging experts said on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information
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Prepubertal Overweight Children With Prediabetes May Have Lower Bone Mass

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:23
A study suggests that prepubertal overweight children with prediabetes may be at risk for poor skeletal development and that greater levels of central adiposity may be harmful to developing bone.
Medscape Medical News
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Echocardiography May Help Detect Pulmonary Vasculopathy in the Early Stages of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Associated With Systemic Sclerosis

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 09:00
Pulmonary artery hypertension is the most frequent cause of death in scleroderma patients, and its early identification is the best means of improving survival.
Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Handheld Ultrasound, B-Natriuretic Peptide for Screening Stage B Heart Failure

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 09:00
Can an inexpensive lab test for B-natriuretic peptide serve as a reliable screening tool for stage B heart failure in diabetic patients?
Southern Medical Journal
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Ultrasound Assessment of CVP: Useful Tool or Wishful Thinking?

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:51
This brief review discusses the usefulness of ultrasound to assess central venous pressure in patients with suspected hypovolemia.
AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill
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Clearing the Cervical Spine Without Imaging

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:21
Dr. Joe Lex explains how to use existing cervical spine rules to evaluate cervical spine injury in trauma patients -- no radiation required.
Medscape Emergency Medicine
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Validation of a Dysphagia Screening Tool in Acute Stroke Patients

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 13:12
Rapid and accurate dysphagia assessment can prevent aspiration and the cascade of events that often follow.
American Journal of Critical Care
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Outward Knee Alignment Increases Osteoarthritis Risk

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 09:47
An observational cohort study shows that varus, but not valgus, alignment of the knee increases the risk for the development of osteoarthritis.
Medscape Medical News
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Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Bladder Cancer: Revisited

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 09:00
Radical cystectomy has long been the treatment of choice for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Can newer radiotherapy treatment protocols change the trend?
Future Oncology
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