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Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction

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Contemporary Internal Medicine

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A 68-year-old male was seen in the ambulatory setting at the Ohio State University Hospitals, for general medical evaluation after his primary care provider had retired. He had long-standing Type II diabetes mellitus managed with insulin and an oral agent. He also had moderate systolic hypertension treated with a diuretic and beta blocker. Although he denied any known cardiovascular disease, evaluation of his resting EKG revealed evidence of an inferior myocardial infarction.

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Kreger, C.G., York, J.P. (1991). Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction. In: Bowen, J.M., Mazzaferri, E.L. (eds) Contemporary Internal Medicine. Contemporary Internal Medicine, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9823-4_18

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