ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Forearm Pain and Stiffness in a 34-Year-Old Woman

A 34-year-old woman had progressive skin tightening over her right elbow and forearm, bilateral forearm pain, difficulty extending her fingers and elbows, and elevated eosinophil count and C-reactive protein level; examination showed a linear depression along a superficial vein when…

Patient With Hemoptysis and a Laryngeal Mass

A 76-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 6-week history of globus sensation and muffled voice and acute onset frank hemoptysis. Laryngoscopy revealed a large mobile, multilobulated, broadly pedunculated mass that was friable and oozing on the lingual…

Osteoporosis – A Review

Importance  Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass, increased bone fragility, and increased susceptibility to fracture, which is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic costs. Worldwide, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men older than 50 years of…

Covariate-Constrained Randomization

This Guide to Statistics and Methods provides an overview of the covariate-constrained randomization design, which can achieve improved control over large imbalances across study arms at the cluster level over simpler methods of randomization.

Gender-Affirming Feminizing Hormone Therapy

This Clinical Insights describes the process for initiating feminizing gender-affirmative hormone therapy for transgender women or nonbinary people.

Continuous Glucose Monitor Use—Avoiding Overuse

This case report describes a patient in their 30s with hypertension, anxiety, depression, chronic tremulousness, nausea, vomiting, headache, and mental fog.

Ethics Talk: Time as a Critical Resource in Rural Emergency Medical Services

This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about time as a critical resource for rural emergency medical service workers. The featured guest is Representative Eric Emery, a paramedic,…