A 38-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a comminuted right intertrochanteric hip fracture after a minor fall. After open reduction and internal fixation of the right hip, the patient was found...
A 20-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3- to 4-week history of worsening dyspnea upon exertion, lower extremity edema, weakness, anorexia, and vomiting.
A 51-year-old woman was hospitalized with sepsis secondary to tubo-ovarian abscess. She received intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam and underwent percutaneous drainage. Intravenous ciprofloxacin was added to...
Valacyclovir is generally well-tolerated; however, several reports of neurotoxicity have been described in patients with and without underlying renal impairment. Despite these reports, valacyclovir-induced...
A 4-year-old boy with a history of chronic kidney disease presented with a 4-hour history of sudden onset of pain in his right lower quadrant, which was associated with anorexia and fatigue.
A 67-year-old man presented to the office for a general medical examination. He had no new or significant symptoms to report. Of particular interest, 16 years ago, abdominal ultrasonography for...
A 33-year-old man presented to our emergency department after a few hours of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea associated with left lower quadrant abdominal discomfort.
An 87-year-old man presented with a gradual onset of increased abdominal girth of 1 year’s duration. He reported that the associated symptoms had progressed to constant abdominal pain, fatigue, and...
James Matera, DO, writes about 3 top papers you may have missed in June 2021, including research on patients with acute kidney injury and receiving dialysis, management for patients receiving maintenance...
