Hepatitis B, Chronic

  Chronic Hepatitis B Recommendations. https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/resources/healthprofessionaltools.htm https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/profresourcesb.htm http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0215/p338.html Click to access...

Umbilical Hernias in Children

Small umbilical hernias in kids less than 3-5 years of age, reassure and observe. “It is important to be able to tell children and their families that many small umbilical hernias resolve without surgical repair and that the rate of both incarceration prior to...

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

A patient has a family history of hereditary hemochromatosis in her brother. She is otherwise healthy. How would you go about testing her? Answer: Ferritin and transferrin saturation. “You diagnose hereditary hemochromatosis by getting a random measurement of...