What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
04/19/2026
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 52-year-old man presented to urgent care at the behest of his family for evaluation of recent onset of “yellow eyes,” which was noted about a week prior to his visit.
04/19/2026
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
04/06/2026
Badar Zaheer, MD; Zaki Zaheer, DO
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) after slipping on a wet stone surface while fishing at a beer festival. He presents with altered mental status and a vague symptom of headache. ...
04/06/2026
What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
05/20/2025

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...
A 70-year-old man presents to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. The only trauma he recalled was a small scratch and puncture wound that occurred 2 to 3 days prior.
05/20/2025
photoclinic
photoclinic
05/11/2025
Bruno Hochhegger, MD, PhD; U. George McCann, III, BS; Ali Mirza, BS, MPH; Michael Mathelier, BS; Scotty McGaugh, BA; Kevin Pierre, MD; Ralph Tullo, MD; Yazeed Fraij, DO; Hugh Davis, MD
A 37-year-old gravida two para one woman at 35 weeks and 3 days of gestation presented to labor and delivery triage with a two-day history of gestational hypertension, headaches, and visual disturbances. ...
05/11/2025
Case in point
Case in point
04/09/2025
Emily Penrose, MS; Kerry Ohlson, RN, BSN; Kristine Voos, BS, CHES; Brenden A. Bedard, MPH; Paul A. Petit, MSL
This paper summarizes a case of botulism in a 69-year-old man caused by Clostridium baratii (C. baratii) type F toxin and the resultant investigation conducted at a local health department. The case is...
04/09/2025
What's The Take Home?
What's The Take Home?
02/25/2025

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...
A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.
02/25/2025
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Pulmonary Pitfalls
12/01/2024
Dylan Harrell, MD; Bradley Sanville, MD; Brooks Thomas Kuhn, MD, MAS
The length of time on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) increases the potential for numerous severe and even life-threatening complications, such as volutrauma, barotrauma, infection, damage to vocal...
12/01/2024
photoclinic
photoclinic
10/09/2024
Preslav Valchev, MD; Jerry Kenmoe, MD; Narjis Batool, MD
A 74-year-old woman with a past medical history of stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma presented to the emergency department with fatigue and gradually worsening dyspnea during the past 2 months.
10/09/2024
What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
08/07/2024
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Last month’s What’s the Take Home? article described the case of a 70-year-old man who presented to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. Necrotizing fasciitis was suspected, prompting surgical...
08/07/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
06/21/2024
Matthew Nemoy, DO; Jalal Damani, DO; Craig Backous, DO
A 64-year-old woman with diaphoresis presented to a community medical center following 2 days of pain due to a lump on the left side of her neck.
06/21/2024