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Cabergoline can be safely withdrawn in patients with normalized prolactin levels and no evidence of tumor.
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We are frequently reminded that depression is more common in women (2:1 vs men), significantly increases morbidity and mortality, and even affects the development of the patients children.
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Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery.
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African-American women with endometrial cancer are significantly less likely to undergo primary surgery and have significantly shorter survival than white women with endometrial cancer.
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When analyzed using 3-dimensional methods, virtual colonoscopy achieves comparable accuracy in screening asymptomatic adults for colonic polyps as optical colonoscopy.
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Fetal growth acceleration is identifiable by ultrasound at about 24 weeks. Normal parameters of glucose control during the first trimester and throughout pregnancy do not seem to be related to the growth potential of the LGA fetus of a diabetic mother.
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Emergency department physicians must be vigilant to accurately assess,
rapidly stabilize, and appropriately transport a severely injured
patient to the level of trauma care the patient requires. Instead of
viewing missed injuries as occurrences that result from inexperience or
incompetence, strategies to minimize the occurrence of missed injuries
and the resulting consequences are needed. All aspects of a trauma
system must work together to improve patient care.
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What is the best way for one physician to present data to another? The authors of this study have made a detailed analysis of two methods of presentation traditional and assessment-oriented formats.