Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in adults above 50 years of age. GCA is a rheumatological emergency. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are required to reduce the risk of ...

Hamidreza Abdi MD FEBU Dr Abdi graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2001. He completed his residency training in Urology at Shahid Beheshti Medical University in Tehran, and has ...

When I started out in dermatology, corticosteroids were the only systemic drug available to treat patients with severe allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), atopic dermatitis (AD), drug reactions and ...

Up until recently, pain management with IUDs (intrauterine devices) insertion was not commonly performed, as most users were multiparous women and the insertion was reasonably straightforward. However ...

By Susan Hollenberg BSc MD MCFP (biography, no disclosures) Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, UBC; Education Lead, UBC Health Clinic What I did before In my office, we are fielding ...

By Dr. Matthew Clifford-Rashotte (biography, no disclosures) and Dr. Natasha Press (biography and disclosures) What frequently asked questions I have noticed A 25-year-old man presents to your clinic ...

Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic skin disorder with a remitting and relapsing clinical course. Women commonly present with severe vulvar itch and an urge to scratch the skin. The recommended ...

Author Dr. Katarina Wind (biography, no disclosures) Acknowledgments: I would like to thank Dr. Lisa Erlanger, Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz, Maria Oswald, Andrew Brown, and Ljuba Pavlovich for their helpful ...

Authors: Dr. Lauren Hughes (biography, no disclosures) and Dr. Heather L. O’Donnell (biography and disclosures) What care gaps or frequently asked questions I have noticed The acute onset of monocular ...

Antibiotic treatment duration decision-making is fundamentally a balance of expected benefit and harm. Anchoring our expectations of benefit and harm with the most current literature can better inform ...

Authors Kevin Liang MD (biography, no disclosures) and Philip Hui MD (biography, no disclosures) What I did before In a busy practice, I often prescribed multiple refills of patients’ long-term ...

I came across a publication in the British Medical Journal by Sarah A. Schoeman: Assessment of best single sample for finding chlamydia in women with and without symptoms: a diagnostic test study.