ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Management of Perforated Peptic Ulcer – A Review

Importance  Perforated peptic ulcer disease (PUD) affects 4 million people annually worldwide, with a lifetime prevalence of 5% to 10%. Of those affected, 5% will progress to the point of perforation. Despite advances in the understanding and treatment, perforated PUD continues…

Making Progress in Clinical Trials for Suicide Prevention – A Review

Importance  Suicide is a public health crisis, and despite renewed efforts to confront this problem, suicide rates continue to rise in the US. While suicide prevention encompasses a broad array of strategies, treatment development is lagging. Within this realm, clinical trials…

Nevus Anemicus

This case report describes a young, elementary school aged boy with nevus anemicus.

Tracking US Health Care Spending by Health Condition and County

Importance  Understanding health conditions with the most spending and variation across locations and over time is important for identifying trends, highlighting inequalities, and developing strategies for lowering health spending. Objective  To estimate US health care spending for each of 3110 US counties,…

Computer Vision in Clinical Neurology – A Review

Importance  Neurological examinations traditionally rely on visual analysis of physical clinical signs, such as tremor, ataxia, or nystagmus. Contemporary score-based assessments aim to standardize and quantify these observations, but these tools suffer from clinimetric limitations and often fail to capture subtle…

Diagnosis and Management of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance – A Review

Importance  Nearly 5% of adults have the precursor malignant condition monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS). Management centers on differentiating MGUS from more serious conditions to determine additional diagnostic testing, monitoring, and potential therapy. Observations  MGUS is defined by the absence of…