Volume 46 - Issue 11 - November 2006

Consultant

Growth Plate Fracture
Growth Plate Fracture
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>A 16-month-old toddler was brought to the emergency department after he and the sibling who was carrying him fell down a flight of stairs. The child...
04/30/2011
Quiz
Quiz
04/30/2011
Alex Green, DO; David Effron, MD
A 4-year-old girl presents with a highly pruritic rash. The day before, she had been playing outdoors at her grandmother's house. No pets were present, and the patient does not recall being stung or...
04/30/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>I have been able to spend more time with my patients--and they are more satisfied with my care--since I started writing up my visits on preprinted...
04/30/2011
Epileptic Emergencies
Epileptic Emergencies
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Early acute treatment of epileptic emergencies may help prevent brain damage. "Don't wait to get the patient to the emergency department...
04/30/2011
Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis
04/30/2011
David L. Kaplan, MD
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04/30/2011
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
04/30/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Classification of the systemic amyloidoses is based on which plasma proteins form the ß-pleated sheets of amyloid deposits.
04/30/2011
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
04/30/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Classification of the systemic amyloidoses is based on which plasma proteins form the ß-pleated sheets of amyloid deposits.
04/30/2011
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
Proteinuria and Renal Failure
04/30/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Classification of the systemic amyloidoses is based on which plasma proteins form the ß-pleated sheets of amyloid deposits.
04/30/2011
Staphylococcal Pneumonia
Staphylococcal Pneumonia
04/30/2011
Gurpreet Vidwan, MD
Patients with staphylococcal pneumonia frequently have an associated pleural effusion or pneumothorax.
04/30/2011
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>A 44-year-old African American woman presented to the emergency department with constipation of 4 days' duration. She also complained of a...
04/30/2011
Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation
Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation
04/30/2011
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04/30/2011
Dyslipidemia
Dyslipidemia
04/30/2011
James V. Felicetta, MD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>Cardiovascular disease is by far the leading cause of death among the elderly, accounting for half or more of all deaths in this age group. Indeed,...
04/30/2011
Drug Eruption
Drug Eruption
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>This 18-year-old girl had been taking divalproex for seizure disorder for 2 years. Because she had gained weight while taking this medication, the...
04/30/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/30/2011
Terry Ishihara, MD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>I provide a strainer for my patients with kidney stones to use when they urinate.</p> </div>
04/30/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/30/2011
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>For patients who require long-term antibiotic therapy (eg, for acne or rosacea), suggest that they regularly eat yogurt or take...
04/30/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>When sewing lacerations in children, think ahead to the removal stage. Place the sutures far enough from the wound edges (ie, take big enough...
04/30/2011
Kerion
Kerion
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>A 38-year-old man sought treatment for the intensely pruritic swellings that had arisen on his upper lip 2 weeks earlier. These sharply demarcated,...
04/30/2011
Kidney Disease
Kidney Disease
04/30/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>My patient has diabetes, end-stage renal disease, and congestive heart failure (CHF)--and does not want to use insulin. What oral medication(s) would...
04/30/2011