A 73-year-old woman presented to a primary care office with a 1-week history of cough. Her cough was nonproductive and not associated with any sinonasal congestion or postnasal drainage.
Allergic conditions are the most common life-altering, and sometimes life-threatening, disorders affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Oftentimes, people with allergies and their health care...
An 11-month-old boy was brought to our University of Florida Child Protection Team by child welfare services after his foster mother had noticed what appeared to be “10 healing puncture wounds” on the...
A 22-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 6-day history of intermittent fever, shortness of breath, cough, diarrhea, and chills. He had gone to a bar with friends who were visiting from...
Incidental adrenal tumors are common but are most often asymptomatic. The challenge for primary care providers is to determine the hormone secretion status and malignancy potential. This article outlines...
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about the role of the primary care provider in children and youth with cerebral palsy, the risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with medications used in...
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 4 top papers you may have missed in September 2022, including screening for type 2 diabetes, vaccines and asthma, and the treatment of pancreatitis and...
A 56-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of an asymptomatic rash on his bilateral thighs. He also reported occasional sores in his mouth. On further questioning, the patient reported recent weight...
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a potentially unrecognized complication of obesity that carries a significant health care burden and worrisome morbidity and mortality rates. OHS appears to be a...
A 7-year-old girl with no relevant medical history presented to the emergency department for evaluation of loss of consciousness. The patient’s mother reported that the girl had a 1-day history of headache...
