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HIV and ID Observations

Paul Sax, M.D.

Generic Lamivudine Has Arrived

Paul Sax, M.D. • January 23, 2012

An e-mail from a patient last week: Just got refills. Epivir is now generic???  Refill is simply labeled Lamivudine Tablets by Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc …but made in India.  Should I be concerned about that??? John I told John (not his real name) not to be concerned — he is merely substituting the generic for... Keep Reading...

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Insights on Residency Training

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Be All That You (and the Program) Want You to Be!

Gopi Astik, MD • December 16, 2011

Interview season is in full force at UMKC. I never realized before how much work goes on behind the scenes to prepare and conduct these interview days, but I sure do now! As a Chief Resident, I schedule residents to attend the applicant dinners, lunches, and tours, and to spend time with the applicants our lounge. This... Keep Reading...

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Gut Check on Gastroenterology

Brian Fennerty, M.D.

Stewardship in medicine: Is it time to stop sending small polyps to the pathologist?

Journal Watch Editors, M.D. • January 19, 2012

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has stated: “In order for colorectal polyps <5 mm in size to be resected and discarded without pathologic assessment, endoscopic technology (when used with high confidence) used to determine histology of polyps <5 mm in size, when combined with the histopathologic assessment of polyps >5 mm in size, should... Keep Reading...

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Clinical Conversations

Clinical Conversations Podcast

Podcast 142: Really, why are you ordering that test?

Joe Elia • January 21, 2012

The American College of Physicians wants to encourage high-value, cost-conscious care. And so they convened a consensus panel of physicians to list tests that they considered overused or inappropriately used in certain circumstances. One example would be the use of MRI for breast screening in normal-risk patients; another is the use of imaging studies in... Keep Reading...

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