Pearls

The role of PSA testing—screening as well as diagnostic—has gone through substantial evolution.

The combination of medication and improvements in diet is synergistic.

Martha sustained an ischemic stroke 3 years ago. According to her caregiver, her primary complication is expressive aphasia.

A 56-year-old house painter fell off a ladder and fractured 3 ribs. He was prescribed tramadol for pain relief. A few days later, the results of a urine drug test came back positive for methadone. The man...

Undifferentiated cough refers to individuals whose coughing has no discernible cause.

It is important to maintain your overall health as you get older, including a normal body weight.

Allison is a 36-year-old fair-skinned white woman who has spent too much time in the sun and has a family history of skin cancer. She presents with a lesion that is moderately suspicious for melanoma on her...

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...

Mark is a 62-year-old African American man with congestive heart failure that severely limits his daily activities.