Dr. Ronald Loo, Regional Chief of Urology at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Pasadena, CA, shares results of a prospective study appearing in the February 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on the detection of the risk for bladder cancer based on levels of blood found in the urine. Available at: http://tiny.cc/fplcqw

Dr. Jeffrey Pasternak, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the April 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he describes the science and techniques behind contrast imaging medications emphasizing risks, side effects, and best practice options. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00253-4/fulltext

Dr. Masud H. Khandaker, a Fellow in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses the diagnosis and management of pericardial disease. In Part I, he discusses acute pericarditis and relapsing pericarditis. In Part II, he discusses cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis.

Dr. Masud H. Khandaker, a Fellow in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses the diagnosis and management of pericardial disease. In Part I, he discusses acute pericarditis and relapsing pericarditis. In Part II, he discusses cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis.