Major changes were enacted to the Psychiatry codes in the American Medical Association's 2013 manual on Current Procedural Terminology. Here is a brief overview of the critical updates.
Social media, email, and other communication technologies have created great opportunities for physicians to communicate with patients. But being social must be balanced with medical professionalism. MPR investigates.
A growing evidence base supports the use of telepsychiatry, which has demonstrated to quickly becoming a cost-effective way to treat underserved patients. Yet many issues, like treating across state lines, remain unresolved.
Despite the commonness and destructive sequelae of stress, Americans are not receiving adequate stress management guidance from their health care providers, according to a recent study.
Statin drugs have been effective in fighting cardiovascular disease and hypercholesterolemia, yet as many as one-fifth of patients discontinue using statins, usually due to adverse events. Is it really necessary for these patients to permanently discontinue statins? MPR investigates.
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer, and the most deadly. It begins in the melanocytes, but may ...
The following slideshow depicts various case studies involving infectious disease. Read through the cases
and see if you can determine ...
A 54-year-old man presents complaining of a whitish papule on his nasal sidewall. He is uncertain how long it has ...
Screening for prostate cancer has long been part of the yearly checkup for many men. Although this procedure may reduce ...
A 79-year-old man presents with a rash on his face and oral cavity. He has a history of head and ...
Have you ever wanted to fire a difficult patient? You know, those patients who fail to complete indicated tests, refuse ...
Nerve damage affects approximately 20 million Americans. There more than 100 different types of nerve damage with a range of ...
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints without detectable inflammation. It ...
A 38-year-old man presents complaining of itchy red patches on his back that have been present for months. His primary ...
A 63-year-old man complains of years long progressive enlargement of his nose. He has tried topical metronidazole cream and oral ...
A 63-year-old woman is evaluated for thick, pebbly, warty skin changes on her lower legs. Her past medical history is ...
A 69-year-old man reports that he began to develop bluish discoloration over his ears in his early 30s. In his ...
A 60-year-old white patient, admitted to the hospital for a congestive heart failure exacerbation, complains of extremely itchy papules on ...
A 35-year-old woman presents complaining about the appearance of her tongue. She said she had never really been bothered by ...
