A previously healthy 73-year-old man was brought to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA by family members after experiencing anorexia and persistently elevated fevers for 4 to 5 days.
A 66-year-old man is being evaluated for elective, outpatient surgery on his left elbow. Approximately 30 years prior, the patient sustained a traumatic fracture of his left elbow that required surgical...
Daniel Sweeney, MD; Sanja Zepcan, PharmD; Patrick Hagen, MD; Stephanie Tsai, MD
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are a common class of medication used to treat hypertension as a first-line therapy. Common side effects of ACEi include dry cough, hyperkalemia, and renal...
A 44-year-old woman presents for evaluation with new fatigue and worsening shortness of breath with exertion. The patient noted that she has valvular heart disease related to an episode of rheumatic fever...
An otherwise healthy 57-year-old woman presents for further evaluation following an incidental laboratory result discovered on her yearly employment health evaluation.