Thomas N. Helm, MD; Christina Y.B. Wong; Dylan R. Conroy
A 69-year-old Caucasian woman with metastatic breast carcinoma demonstrated good clinical response to gemcitabine therapy with reduction in her metastatic load. She developed a widespread papulosquamous...
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, and Benjami...
A 46-year-old Caucasian male presented with an asymptomatic, solitary, dark blue, soft papule on his upper lip. The lesion was first noted 2 years ago and was slowly growing.
This 35-year-old male presents with a slightly itchy eruption in his groin and axillae of 1 month duration. He is an insulin-dependent diabetic and had a case of pityriasis rosea 2 years prior that resolved...
This 23-year-old female presented for evaluation of an asymptomatic sparse eruption on her trunk of 2 months duration. She takes no medications and has had her dog for 1 year.
A photo-based collection of clinical cases demonstrating conditions related to kidney disease, including elevated hematocrit, acute glomerulonephritis, and kidney stones.
What are subclinical thyroid disorders? As expected there are 2, subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism. They are defined as elevated or decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)...
Joseph My, DO; Irfan Haider; Sayed K. Ali, MD, FACP
A 69-year-old Mexican-American female with past medical history significant for hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome presented to the emergency room with the acute...
Timothy H. Self, PharmD; Benjamin T. Duhart, Jr., MS, PharmD
The purpose of this review is to increase awareness of selected common herbal products with reports of hepatotoxicity in order to increase vigilance in documenting complete medication histories that may...
Mr. Goldman was the last patient of a long and taxing day. He came in complaining of a painful foot, along with his ever present and smoldering, chronic diabetes. His right foot, which was red and swollen...
From the get-go, it struck me that a series of blood pressures measured throughout the day and night would be more valuable than a random snapshot taken in my exam room.
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) constitutes approximately 7% of all (CHDs). It is the most commonly missed CHD, and many cases are not diagnosed until adulthood, or death is incorrectly attributed to...
This article provides PCPs with valuable insights on adolescent marijuana use, as well as results from a pilot study that discussed strategies for conducting brief in-office screenings and cessation...
March is National Nutrition Month. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study on dietary intake, 90% of adults consume more sodium than recommended.
