Volume 57 - Issue 1 - January 2017

Consultant

Photo Quiz
Photo Quiz
12/27/2019

Munish H. Lapsia, MD; Mai Vo, MD; Mary E. Przybysz, MD; and David J. Wallace, MD, MPH

Munish H. Lapsia, MD; Mai Vo, MD; Mar...
A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. On physical examination, his abdomen was mildly distended and tender to palpation...
12/27/2019
Review Article
Review Article
11/04/2019

Evan J. Leonard, MS, PA-C; Christopher B. Scuderi, DO; and Martin M. Zenni, MD 

Evan J. Leonard, MS, PA-C; Christophe...
A 49-year-old man was diagnosed with familial hypertriglyceridemia and prediabetes.
11/04/2019
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
11/28/2018

Vinh-Quang Do Nguyen, DO
Corpus Christi Medical Center—Bay Area,
Corpus Christi, Texas

Raghujit Singh, MD
Abdominal Specialists of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas

Aftab Mahmood, MD
Cancer Specialists of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas

Vinh-Quang Do Nguyen, DO Corpus Chris...
A man with hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presented with a 2-week history of abdominal pain, hematemesis, and melena.
11/28/2018
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
10/22/2018
03/28/2018

Ronald Rubin, MD—Series Editor

Ronald Rubin, MD—Series Editor ...
Patients being evaluated for hematuria should be referred for urologic evaluation as well.
03/28/2018
01/15/2017

Ashley M. Jaglowicz, DO
Largo Medical Center, Largo, Florida

Desmond M. Shipp, MD, MSBS, and Eric W. Hossler, MD
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania

Ashley M. Jaglowicz, DO Largo Medica...
A 60-year-old woman presented with a severely pruritic rash that had begun 4 days prior.
01/15/2017
Pain Management
Pain Management
01/13/2017

Matthew Tabbut, MD

Matthew Tabbut, MD
Proper diagnosis of sialolith has the potential to decrease a patient’s exposure to ionizing radiation and avoid complications.
01/13/2017
01/12/2017

Arber Nuhaj, MD, and Peter Lazzopina, MD
Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas

Arber Nuhaj, MD, and Peter Lazzopina,...
An 18-year-old gravida 1, para 1 woman presented 3 months after delivery with worsening dull headaches that had started at the end of her third trimester.
01/12/2017
Cardiometabolic Risk
Cardiometabolic Risk
01/12/2017

Sajid Ali, MD; Anandhi Sudhakar, MD; and Syed Sohail Ali, MD
Mercy Health–St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio

Sajid Ali, MD; Anandhi Sudhakar, MD; ...
Malignant involvement of the pericardium can be manifested as pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, or pericardial constriction.
01/12/2017
Diabetes Care
Diabetes Care
01/12/2017

Brian Muegge, MD, and Kim A. Carmichael, MD—Series Editor

Brian Muegge, MD, and Kim A. Carmicha...
The most common neurologic symptom among patients with diabetes mellitus is a distal, symmetric, length-dependent sensorimotor polyneuropathy.
01/12/2017
01/12/2017

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Benjam...
Nummular eczema, (discoid eczema or nummular dermatitis) is an inflammatory skin disorder characterized by multiple, pruritic, or oval plaques.
01/12/2017
01/11/2017

David L. Kaplan, MD—Series Editor

David L. Kaplan, MD—Series Editor ...
Child with asymptomatic, flat, papular eruption appearing on the extremities is consistent with Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, or papular acrodermatitis of childhood.
01/11/2017
01/11/2017

David L. Kaplan, MD—Series Editor

David L. Kaplan, MD—Series Editor ...
A potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet-mount examination of skin scrapings revealed a dermatophyte infection, confirming a woman had tinea pedis.
01/11/2017
01/11/2017

David L. Kaplan, MD—Series Editor

David L. Kaplan, MD—Series Editor ...
Erythema annulare centrifugum is generally caused by underlying infection, drug reactions, or even insect or tick bites.
01/11/2017
Practice Management
Practice Management
01/11/2017
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model is expanding the scope of and resources for the delivery of health care.
01/11/2017