James Saffier, MD; John Wong, MD; Helen S. Chow, MD; Usman Javed, MD; Vinod Kannarkat, MD; Amjad Khan, MD; Umer Feroze Malik, MD; Priya Nand, MD; Biljinder Chima, MD
<div id="article-content-body">A 71-year-old woman with hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and transient ischemic attacks presented to the emergency department with epigastric and chest...
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<p>A 52-year-old man presents with jaundice. He has had abdominal pain and anorexia for 7 to 10 days. A day earlier, his wife told him his eyes were...
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<p>Children with lacerations that require suturing are typically afraid and uncooperative.</p>
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<div id="article-content-body"><p>It can sometimes be difficult to detect the fine tremors of the hands and fingers of a patient with hyperthyroidism. </p></div>
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Clinicians sometimes give patients a choice of medication or lifestyle changes to control blood pressure (BP) or cholesterol levels....
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Many people have difficulty with completing the section of our office's patient information sheet that asks for a complete list of their current...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>To prevent disruptive movements when administering a digital block, I tell the patient, "If the discomfort makes you want to move, press your...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Advise patients who need to cover a wound or dressing when they shower to use "press and stick" plastic wrap. </p><table...
Sandra Narayanan, MD; Alberto Montero, MD; John Kauh, MD; Tony Talebi, MD; Anne V. Herdman, MD
The most common features of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are cranial nerve palsies, headache, cerebral disturbances, mental changes, and limb weakness.
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<p>In the December 14, 2009, issue of The New Yorker magazine, Atul Gawande observed, "Cost is the specter haunting health care reform." The...
Christopher A. Chapleau, PhD; J. Mark Westfall, MD; David R. Luthin, PhD; Marshall E. Cates, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP
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<p><strong>Abstract: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other second-generation antidepressants have become common therapeutic options...
