Isr Med Assoc J
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Hallway medicine is an integral part of physicians' medical culture, but little is known about it. ⋯ Hallway medicine is practiced frequently among hospital physicians. A formal organization of health care service within medical centers might provide physicians with better medical care and reduce potential ethical, medical, legal, psychosocial and economic problems.
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Case Reports
Takayasu's arteritis identified by computerized tomography: revealing the submerged portion of the iceberg?
Takayasu's arteritis is a rare, probably underdiagnosed disorder in Israel. ⋯ CT has the potential for detecting Takayasu's disease and may be superior to angiography, particularly at the early non-obliterative stage. Since the diagnosis of Takayasu's disease is rarely considered, the expanding use of CT and MRI technologies may reveal missed cases that are evaluated for other plausible diagnoses. The true incidence of Takayasu's arteritis in Israel may be much higher than reported, particularly in the Arab population. Our findings suggest that epigastric tenderness, originating from active inflammatory reaction in the abdominal aortic wall, should be considered as a diagnostic criterion of Takayasu's aortitis.