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Updates in colon, cervical, breast, and prostate cancer screening
Although minor differences among organizations still exist, major guidelines for colon, cervical, and breast screening and for testing for early prostate cancer screening are quite similar. Even so, a large subset of the general population either continues to go unscreened or is screened inconsistently. For example, few men and women (fewer than 30%) reported the recent use of any colorectal screening test in 2000.
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A 37-year old man with a gunshot wound to the groin
A 37-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room with a gunshot injury in the groin region. While in the trauma bay, he underwent a retrograde urethrogram (RUG). A computed tomographic (CT) scan was then performed.
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An athletic young woman with acute back pain
A healthy, athletic 24-year-old woman presents with acute low back pain that began after she stepped forward with her back fully extended while playing Ultimate Frisbee earlier in the day. The pain is midline, sharp, without radiation, and rates a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. She denies direct trauma, lower-extremity numbness or tingling, and bowel or bladder dysfunction.
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Ultrasound Clinics: Sonographic clues to müllerian anomalies
Early diagnosis of müllerian anomalies is important because they can have a significant impact on a woman’s reproductive potential. Sonographic clues lead the way to prompt and precise classification.
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