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The latest issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox.

The November/December issue of ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox, featuring stories about lupus, virtual visits, and innovations in Clostridium difficile treatment.


The November/December issue of ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox, featuring stories about:

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Lupus presentation may be an imitator. Lupus can involve multiple organ systems and shares the same, sometimes nonspecific, presentation as other conditions. But a diligent internist can pick up on the correct diagnosis.

Virtual visits pose real issues for physicians. There could be 1 million virtual health consultations done by phone or video by the end of 2014, with growth expected in 2015. Observers are weighing the benefits of access against the potential lack of an ongoing doctor-patient relationship.

Fecal transplant pills, other innovations in C. difficile treatment. Speakers at IDWeek 2014 discussed the latest developments in treating Clostridium difficile, including more patient-friendly forms of fecal transplantation.

More stories, Test Yourself with the MKSAP Quiz, and the latest from ACP Internist's blog are now online.