The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT in adults aged 55-80 who have a 30 pack-year smoking history.
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...
Sarah, an 8-year-old girl with a sore throat, has a positive rapid strep test and a history of strep contact. While many antibiotics can effectively treat strep, which one is associated with the lowest rate...
John is a 3-year-old boy with a history of asthma and recurrent wheezing, which is controlled by daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use. At his latest checkup, John's mother expresses concern about the...
Jeanette is a 33-year-old overweight woman struggling to lose weight. She has recently begun exploring low-fat diets as an option for her weight loss efforts, and asks if you think cutting fat out of her...
Francis is a 29-year-old man concerned about how his diet affects his risk of developing diabetes. Specifically, he tells you that if it weren’t for eggs being so “bad for him,” he would enjoy eating eggs...
Marcus is a 62-year-old man with a venous insufficiency ulcer that has failed to respond to elevation, compression, pentoxifylline, and aspirin. What else might help?
Lorelei is a 56-year-old recently menopausal woman with a BMI of 25 and a history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. She comes to your office for an annual check of her electrolytes.
