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Liposarcoma: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Liposarcoma is a malignancy of fat cells (see Liposarcoma in the Pediatric Medicine section of eMedicine and Liposarcoma, Soft Tissue in the Radiology section of eMedicine). In adults, it is the most common soft tissue sarcoma. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2010 at 11:21 pm By:

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Liposarcoma is a malignancy of fat cells. It is common in adults. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/c6dRFe

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Methanol: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Methanol, also known as wood alcohol, is a commonly used organic solvent, the ingestion of which has severe potential ramifications. It is a constituent in many commercially available industrial solvents and in poorly adulterated alcoholic beverages. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Seminoma: eMedicine Pathology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Definition Seminoma is the most common pure germ cell tumor (GCT) of the testis, accounting for up to 50% of cases.1 Among mixed GCTs, seminoma is also commonly present, in which the combination of teratoma, seminoma, yolk ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Now Available! eMedicine Pathology: Seminoma - http://bit.ly/cQdMLj

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Torticollis: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Torticollis is the common term for various conditions of head and neck dystonia, which display specific variations in head movements (phasic components) characterized by the direction of movement (horizontal, as if to say no, or vertical, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Delirium: eMedicine Psychiatry

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Delirium or acute confusional state is a transient global disorder of cognition. The condition is a medical emergency associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Early diagnosis and resolution of symptoms are correlated with the most ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Anencephaly: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: anencephaly is a serious developmental defect of the central nervous system in which the brain and cranial vault are grossly malformed. the cerebrum and cerebellum are reduced or absent, but the hindbrain is present. anencephaly is ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Medulloblastoma: eMedicine Pathology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Definition The medulloblastoma has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a malignant, invasive embryonal tumor of the cerebellum with preferential manifestation in children, predominantly neuronal differentiation, and inherent tendency to metastasize via CSF [cerebrospinal fluid] ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Smallpox: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The history of smallpox is remarkable both because of the spectacular devastation it wreaked upon civilization since the dawn of humankind, as depicted in the image below, and for the astounding achievement of modern medicine, which ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Smallpox directly and profoundly influenced the course of human history. Learn more about the cause and symptoms. http://bit.ly/doNIw0

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Monkeypox: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In 1970, when smallpox was nearly eradicated, a previously unrecognized orthopoxvirus named monkeypox was identified in humans. The first known human case occurred in the Equateur province of Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 23, 2010 at 3:44 am By:

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Monkeypox was limited to the rain forests of central and western Africa until 2003. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/boAp6s

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Rubella: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rubella is usually a mild viral illness involving the skin, the lymph nodes, and, less commonly, the joints. The most important complication of rubella is congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Pathophysiology Rubella is an RNA virus classified ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Rubella is usually a mild viral illness involving the skin, the lymph nodes, and, less commonly, the joints. Learn more.http://bit.ly/a4CX1g

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Pericardiocentesis: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Percutaneous pericardiocentesis was introduced during the 19th century. Frank Schuh first described this procedure in 1840. By the 20th century, percutaneous pericardiocentesis became a preferred technique for the treatment of patients with pericardial effusion or for ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Pericardiocentesis is a method of treating/diagnosing patients with pericardial effusion. Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/ciMU85

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Syphilis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Treponema pallidum is the microaerophilic spirochete that causes syphilis, a chronic systemic venereal disease with multiple clinical presentations (often referred to as the great imitator). Syphilis is characterized by episodes of active disease (primary, secondary, tertiary ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Though rarely seen since the use of penicillin in the 1950s, death resulting from syphilis continues. http://bit.ly/b5VCvJ

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Suicide: eMedicine Psychiatry

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: and Definitions Suicide ranks as the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States.1 Globally, an estimated 700,000 people will take their own lives annually.2 In certain populations, such as adolescents and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Nephrosclerosis: eMedicine Nephrology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: According to the 2003-2005 combined data from the US Renal Data System (USRDS), hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HN) accounts for at least 25% of patients reaching end-stage renal disease (ESRD) each year in the United States. Hypertensive nephrosclerosis ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Podocyte loss may be important to the pathogenesis of hypertensive nephrosclerosis. At http://bit.ly/aD2heD

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Shigellosis: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Shigella organisms cause bacillary dysentery, a disease that has been described since early recorded history. Pathophysiology Shigella species (eg, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Shigella boydii) are aerobic, nonmotile, glucose-fermenting, gram-negative rods that are highly ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on May 11, 2010 at 3:14 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate

Approximately 450,000 cases of shigellosis are estimated to occur annually in the United States. Learn causes. http://bit.ly/dpRXI6

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