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Extrinsic bias did not predict OSCE performance in this study. Some differences were noted in the OSCE performance between the two stations. Further study is needed to examine the effects of patient mental health conditions on physician examination procedures, diagnostic behaviors, and patient outcomes.

Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a leading cause of liver disease in the USA and globally, has been made possible with the advent of highly efficacious direct acting antivirals (DAAs). DAA regimens offer cure of HCV with 8-12 weeks of a well-tolerated once daily therapy. With increasingly straightforward diagnostic and treatment algorithms, HCV infection can be managed not only by specialists, but also by primary care providers. Engaging primary care providers greatly increases capacity to diagnose and treat chronic HCV and ultimately make HCV elimination a reality. However, barriers remain at each step in the HCV cascade of care from screening to evaluation and treatment. Since primary care is at the forefront of patient contact, it represents the ideal place to concentrate efforts to identify barriers and implement solutions to achieve universal HCV screening and increase curative treatment.

Thrombocytopenia is a frequent complication of cancer may be due to a variety of causes including malignancy itself, acute disease processes, or cancer therapy. Systemic cancer therapy is the most common cause of thrombocytopenia in cancer patients observed nearly two-thirds of patients with solid tumors. Thrombocytopenia with traditional chemotherapy agents is most frequently the result of megakaryocyte cytotoxicity. Oxaliplatin is a platinum derivative commonly used in gastrointestinal malignancies and is associated with drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia.

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Internal medicine residents demonstrated biases in their attitudes towards depression and significantly differed in some areas from psychiatry residents. This pilot study needs to be replicated to confirm our findings and further work needs to be done to determine the effect of these attitudes on the provision of clinical care.

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This case demonstrates the significance, and ongoing relevance of mycobacterial infections, especially in patients who have recently been started on immunosuppression.