Despite a similar prevalence of stage 3 and 4 CKD, women live an average of 9 months longer and advance to dialysis 13 months later than men, according to a large nephrology referral database study. Medscape Medical News
A 35-year-old woman is seeing a psychiatrist for treatment of her major depression. After four weeks on fluoxetine, her psychiatrist decides to try augmentation. What drug should be prescribed? USMLEasy from McGraw-Hill
Restrictions on how many hours neurosurgical residents are allowed to work are associated with an increase in the rate of complications but no change in mortality rates at teaching hospitals. Medscape Medical News
Long-term outcomes from the CALM-PD trial show therapy with a dopamine agonist or levodopa initially, followed by open label levodopa, resulted in similar disability and quality of life after 6 years. Medscape Medical News
A man who injured his thoracic spine in a car accident 2 years ago still feels pain and thermal sensation loss on part of his left body and proprioception loss in his right foot, as well as paralysis of the right lower extremity. What?s his condition? br / iUSMLEasy from McGraw-Hill/i
A woman at 30 weeks gestation presents with the complaint of a new rash and itching on her abdomen. She also has a small, papular rash on her trunk and forearms, with excoriations from scratching. What is the recommended first-line treatment? br / iUSMLEasy from McGraw-Hill/i
