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Emile R. Mohler III, MD
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John S. Sundy, MD, PhD
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WHAT'S NEW
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Recognizing and Managing Diseases of the Leg: a Self-Study Program
NEW! Earn up to 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by participating in these four (4) individual activities on neurological, musculoskeletal and vascular leg disorders. The goal of these activities is to help the user increase and sustain knowledge on myriad disorders that manifest in the leg, including peripheral arterial disease, restless legs syndrome, osteoarthritis, nocturnal leg cramps, and diabetic neuropathy.
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CME/CE-certified webcasts on neurologic, musculoskeletal, and vascular leg disorders
This series of CME/CE-certified webcasts will assist you in improving your patients' overall quality of life by exploring the diagnosis and management of neurologic, musculoskeletal, and vascular disorders affecting the leg. Earn instant AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ upon completion of the evaluation forms!
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CME-Certified Activity: Diagnosis and Management of Common Leg Disorders: Clinical Case Videos
The second series of these CME-certified interactive case studies, featuring patient visit videos with BOLD® Faculty Members Michael P. Rosenthal, MD, and Joan von Feldt, MD, MSEd, explore the appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and management of four common leg disorders: gout, osteoarthritis, postherpetic neuralgia, and fibromyalgia. Earn 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ instantly!
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New CME-certified virtual case study: Patient With Pain and Joint Swelling
This interactive CME-certified virtual case study, authored by BOLD® Faculty Member Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, explores the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who presents with pain and swelling in the joints. Complete the Evaluation Form and earn 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ instantly!
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Final installments of the Clinical Compendium on Leg Disorders
This state-of-the-art reference tool is a consolidated body of knowledge on the broad spectrum of leg disorders and related comorbidities for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who treat patients with leg disorders. New topics this month: tendinopathy, periodic limb movement disorder, edema, ankylosing spondylitis, sciatica, meralgia paresthetica, neuroleptic-induced akathisia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, popliteal entrapment, and compartment syndrome.
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Latest CME-certified newsletter now available!
Read the current issue of the newly redesigned newsletter series, Clinical Insights® in Leg Disorders. This issue discusses the clinical manifestations of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and treatment strategies for the concomitant treatment of PAD and underlying disease. Also featured: a case study of a patient presenting with foot pain with tenderness and edema, Q&A on the treatment dilemma of nocturnal leg cramps, common comorbidities of restless legs syndrome, and excerpts from our nationwide simulcast.
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Ask the Expert video podcast on deep vein thrombosis
In our latest video podcast, BOLD® Faculty Member Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, addresses questions pertaining to deep vein thrombosis, specifically, issues surrounding risk factors, differential diagnosis, and prevention and treatment strategies. Also available: podcasts on peripheral arterial disease, restless legs syndrome, osteoarthritis, and gout. Watch—and subscribe to—a video podcast today!
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SLIDES OF THE MONTH
IN THE NEWS
New Canon Compact Digital Radiography System Offers Unmatched Image Quality And Portability
Aug 26, 2008 -- Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions has announced the introduction in Europe of the Canon CXDI-60G, a new addition to Canon's Digital Radiography (DR) system range...
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Department Of Defense Awards $35M To Support Local Brain Injury Research
Aug 25, 2008 -- Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or permanent impairments and disabilities...
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Compression Stockings Incorrectly Used In 29 Percent Of Patients AJN Study Reveals
Aug 22, 2008 -- An original study, published in the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that graduated compression stockings were used incorrectly in 29% of the patients and sized incorrectly in 26% of the patients...
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Discovery Of How Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes Bone Loss Holds Implications For Autoimmune Disease And Osteoporosis
Aug 22, 2008 -- Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry...
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Early Diagnosis For Osteoarthritis
Aug 22, 2008 -- A newly developed medical imaging technology may provide doctors with a long-awaited test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society...
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