Pearls

Nutrition
Nutrition
03/08/2022
Your patient is a 36-year-old woman with a family history of Crohn disease. She tells you that she is concerned about her risk of developing the disease as well and is planning to begin researching...
03/08/2022
Mental Health Disorders
Mental Health Disorders
03/03/2022
Your patient is a 13-year-old girl who recently began undergoing treatment for generalized anxiety disorder. At a recent check-up, her parents expressed concern about the amount of time she spent on social...
03/03/2022
Nutrition
Nutrition
03/01/2022
Your patient is a 42-year-old man concerned about his risk of developing cancer. Several of his family members have developed cancer in recent years, and at a recent checkup, he asks if there are any...
03/01/2022
Bone fractures
Bone fractures
02/24/2022
A 29-year-old inmate in a correctional center fell while in the recreation yard on November 19, 2016 and landed on his hand, hearing a loud popping sound. He immediately felt severe pain and his hand began...
02/24/2022
Diet
Diet
02/22/2022
A 37-year-old woman asks about lifestyle changes she can make to help decrease her risk of ovarian cancer.
02/22/2022
Heartburn
Heartburn
02/17/2022
At a recent checkup, the mother of an otherwise healthy 8-month-old boy with a history of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms asks about potential treatment options. Both of the infant's parents also...
02/17/2022
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
02/15/2022
A 38-year-old man with a family history of cardiovascular disease asks you about lowering his risk of cardiovascular disease.
02/15/2022
stroke
stroke
02/10/2022
The patient had a history of chronic headaches and was referred to an interventional radiologist for a 4-vessel cerebral angiogram to help determine the cause.
02/10/2022
Diet
Diet
02/08/2022
Your patient is a 30-year-old woman who recently became a vegetarian. At a recent well visit, she tells you that she made the change after reading about how the diet could lower her risk of heart disease. ...
02/08/2022
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Medicine
02/03/2022
A 32-year-old first-time mother and her 3-month-old daughter come in for a well visit. At the visit, she asks whether it is okay to allow her daughter to sleep in her car seat, and if she can remove the car...
02/03/2022