Pearls

Nutritional Pearls
Nutritional Pearls
03/15/2023
Your patient is a 27-year-old woman with celiac disease who gave birth to her first child several months earlier. She asks if she should be worried about her child also developing the disease, and if she...
03/15/2023
Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
02/23/2023
A 58-year-old woman with severe colon inertia developed an anastomotic leak after surgery to remove a dead spot on her colon. After several unsuccessful surgeries, the patient underwent a 17-hour...
02/23/2023
Mediterranean Diet
an elderly person's hands holding a cane
Mediterranean Diet
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
02/16/2023
A 63-year-old man with hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver, end-stage liver disease, renal failure, and congestive heart failure, was brought to the hospital by ambulance for complaints of weakness in his...
02/16/2023
Celiac Disease
wheat
Celiac Disease
Nutritional Pearls
Nutritional Pearls
02/07/2023
A 51-year-old woman presents to your clinic with elevated fasting glucose concentrations. She has prediabetes and is wondering what she can do to prevent developing diabetes.
02/07/2023
Medical emergencies
Medical emergencies
02/02/2023
A 62-year old Hispanic man with a history of diabetes, neuropathy, and peripheral vascular disease, came to the emergency department (ED) 3 days after a heavy box fell on his foot at work causing him great...
02/02/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
01/31/2023
A 38-year-old woman has had migraines for years. She has tried various techniques to stop them, but nothing has worked. She asks you if her diet could be contributing to the migraines.
01/31/2023
End of life care
End of life care
01/26/2023
An 81-year-old nursing home resident was brought to the emergency department of the local hospital due to shortness of breath. He had a long list of serious conditions, including a recent intracranial...
01/26/2023
Caloric Intake
Fruit bowl with avocado and orange juice.
Caloric Intake