Volume 50 - Issue 8 - August 2010

Consultant

saddle nose deformity
saddle nose deformity
Wegener granulomatosis with saddle nose deformity
04/27/2011
Raja Shekhar R. Sappati Biyyani, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c480e4ea9.jpg" width="150" style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" />For 10 weeks, a...
04/27/2011
Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis
04/27/2011
Shobhana Chaudhari, MD; Alexander M. Sy, MD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c47f9d22d.jpg" style="margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; padding:5px;...
04/27/2011
and Hemoptysis
and Hemoptysis
Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Hemoptysis in an Older Smoker
04/27/2011
Bijoy Telivala, MD, MBBS; Ronald N. Rubin, MD
<div id="article-content-body"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c47cb1265.jpg" width="150" style="padding: 5px; float: left; margin-left: 8px;...
04/27/2011
Burning Chest Pain
Burning Chest Pain
Young Woman With Isolated Episode of Burning Chest Pain
04/27/2011
Michelle Lai, MRes, PhD(c), MN, BN, RN; Alan W. Sander, MD
A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with left-sided burning chest pain that radiates to the epigastrium. The pain, which woke her from sleep 12 hours earlier, is intermittent and...
04/27/2011
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation
Older Man With Atrial Fibrillation
04/27/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>A new patient with a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure presents for an initial visit. The 72-year-old man denies exertional chest...
04/27/2011
Case In Point
Case In Point
Woman With Acromegaly Presenting as Unilateral Vision Loss
04/27/2011
Angela L. Denietolis, MD; Pedro Troya, MD; Anthony Morrison, MD; Carlos Fumero, MD; Andrew J. Koon, MD
A woman presented with loss of vision in the right eye that had initially involved the peripheral field and progressed to the central and nasal fields.
04/27/2011
Quiz
Quiz
Young Man With a Mildly Pruritic Generalized Rash
04/27/2011
Nishit Mehta, MD; David Effron, MD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c475a0862.jpg" style="margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px;...
04/27/2011
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
Are These Asymptomatic Bumps Genital Warts?
04/27/2011
David L. Kaplan, MD
These asymptomatic bumps developed on the groin area of a 16-year-old girl after her first sexual exposure.
04/27/2011
Quiz
Quiz
How do you explain this persistent red spot?
04/27/2011
David L. Kaplan, MD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c47170e2e.jpg" style="margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; padding:5px;...
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
Set Cycle Time for 1 Hour
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Measure your cycle time from patient entry to patient exit. </p></div>
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
An Eye for Alkaline Exposure
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>To confirm that I have sufficiently irrigated an eye that has been exposed to an alkaline substance, I use nitrazine paper strips to test the pH of...
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
Don’t Dismiss Postinfectious Cough
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>In adults who present with persistent cough following an upper respiratory tract infection but who have no history of asthma or chronic obstructive...
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
Better Way to Handle a Hairy Situation
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Hair around a laceration can get in the way when you are trying to close the wound.</p></div>
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
Come Down to Their Level
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>When dealing with children, I always try to sit so that I am at eye level with them, I praise them for being brave and smart, and I make a point of...
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
Getting to the Heart of Infant Cardiac Exams
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Because infants often start to cry as soon as a stethoscope makes contact with their skin, it can be difficult to hear defects during a cardiac...
04/27/2011
Medicine
Medicine
Whither Goes Evidence-Based Medicine?
04/27/2011
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
<p>Discussions that focus on health care costs have created a specialized vocabulary, such as <em>comparative effectiveness research</em>. The concept undergirding this field may be...
04/27/2011
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders in Older Adults: Dermatoses Related to Scratching, Rubbing, and Impaired Epidermal Integrity, Part 2
04/27/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>ABSTRACT: Scratching, rubbing, and impairment of epidermal integrity can produce pathological changes in the skin. Patients who have neurotic...
04/27/2011