Pathology & Lab Medicine Clinical Briefs

• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  How Prevalent Are Acute Cardiac Events During COVID-19 Hospitalization?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs March 17, 2023
  A recent study analyzes the rate at which acute cardiac events occur in COVID-19 hospital admissions.
  
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 20.25 80.25
  Can Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Be Screened With Chromosomic Testing?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs February 03, 2023
  A new study demonstrates genetic abnormalities in a minority of cases of sudden unexplained death in pediatrics.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  Can Early Lung Cancer Screening Improve Long-Term Survival Rates?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs January 27, 2023
  A new study examines the 10-year lung cancer survival rate for adults who receive prompt surgery for screening-detected stage I lung cancer.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 80.25
  Is Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Tied to Earlier Cardiovascular Events Than Familial Hypercholesterolemia?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs January 13, 2023
  A new study analyzes high levels of lipoprotein(a) with the association of cardiovascular risk.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  National Cohort Study: What Is the Cancer Risk in Patients With Diverticular Disease?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs December 09, 2022
  A new study assesses the link between multiple types of cancer and diverticulosis.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 80.25
  Does Geographic Location Affect Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Symptoms?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs December 02, 2022
  Identifying modifiable, race- and ethnic-specific environmental risk factors for PCOS could allow precision medicine for PCOS management.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  Should We Evaluate Cardiac Biomarkers Differently in Transgender Patients?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs December 02, 2022
  A Recent Study Examines Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin and N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Transgender Men and Women.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  What Are the Implications of Uncontrolled Infectious Diseases?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs November 18, 2022
  A recent study assesses the risk of mutation of monkeypox virus.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  Can New Guidance Help Distinguish Child Abuse from Bleeding Disorders?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs November 18, 2022
  Bleeding disorders can present similarly to child abuse and cannot be ruled out solely from a thorough patient and family history.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 80.25
  Is There a Diagnostic Delay In Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs October 28, 2022
  A new study analyzed diagnostic delay in cases of eosinophilic esophagitis.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  Dare to Compare: Do You Know the Latest on Immuno-Oncology in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs October 14, 2022
  Did you know that several emerging immuno-oncology agents are demonstrating significant efficacy in the first-line setting for NSCLC?
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25
  Dare to Compare: How Well Do You Know CLL?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs September 30, 2022
  Test your knowledge on the optimal treatment strategies for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  Two COVID-19--Related Myocarditis Phenotypes Emerge: What Is the Impact?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs September 02, 2022
  A new study evaluates the prognosis of fulminant myocarditis without multisystem inflammatory syndrome in patients with COVID-19.
  
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 20.25 80.25
  What Is the Cause of A Sudden Rise in Acute Hepatitis in Children?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs August 19, 2022
  New studies describe the clinical picture of hepatitis possibly related to adenovirus among children.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  ADA Notes Heart Failure as "Underappreciated Complication" of Diabetes
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs July 08, 2022
  New recommendations include annual screening for heart failure with natriuretic peptide or high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 30.25 80.25
  How High Is Too High? Patient Outcomes and HDL-C
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs July 01, 2022
  A new study examines the relationship between HDL-C and mortality in adults with CAD.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25 20.25 80.25
  Is Bone Mineral Density Testing Underused in Prostate Cancer Care?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs May 20, 2022
  Older men receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer should undergo BMD testing with DXA scanning for major fracture prevention.
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN 0.25 CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 20.25
  What Can Be Learned From COVID-19--Related Perinatal Deaths?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs March 25, 2022
  COVID-19--related perinatal deaths likely result from placental insufficiency and fetal hypoxic-ischemic injury, not from fetal infection.
  
  0.25 CME/CEMIN 0.25 CEMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25
  Ethics, Professionalism, and the Physician Social Media Influencer
  American College of Physicians Ethics Case Studies December 18, 2020
  Physicians must take care on social media, extending ethical standards from the clinic to online activities, and not promote themselves and health-related or other products, including for personal gain.
  0.25 CMEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN

  
  Save
• 10.25 90.25
  When the Family Caregiver Is a Physician: Negotiating the Ethical Boundaries
  American College of Physicians Ethics Case Studies February 06, 2023
  Physician family/caregivers may use their knowledge to help family navigate the health system, interpret clinical data, and serve as patient advocates, but they should not be the treating physician.
  0.25 CMEMIN 0.25 ABIM MOCMIN

  
  Save