Pearls of Wisdom

Bone Fractures
Bone Fractures
12/30/2018
Mark is a very active man in his mid-40s who fractured his tibia while playing racquetball with his 19-year-old son. He has been smoking since he was a teenager, and he has not been receptive to cessation...
12/30/2018
Lung Disease
Lung Disease
10/17/2018
A 50-year-old smoker with moderate COPD has expressed little motivation to stop smoking based on your advice and the offer of pharmacotherapy.
10/17/2018
smoking
smoking
02/22/2018
Marge, a 62-year-old woman, 2 weeks ago received a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. She has been a lifelong smoker (60 pack-year history), and you see a pack of cigarettes in her purse at today’s...
02/22/2018
Nutrition
Nutrition
11/30/2017
Jack is a 62-year-old committed smoker. He was recently taken off the heart transplant list when it was discovered that he was still smoking.
11/30/2017