A 4-week-old boy presented to the pediatric clinic for a well-child examination. During the visit, the patient’s mother reported that she noticed he was experiencing a mild drooping of his right eyelid that...
Brooks Thomas Kuhn, MD, MAS; Krystal M. Craddock, MSc, RRT, CCM; Reshma Gupta, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
A 56-year-old woman presented to the pulmonary clinic after hospital discharge for a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the last 12 months, she has presented to the hospital...
Allergic asthma comprises up to 90% of asthmatic cases in the pediatric population. Among this population, studies have shown that as much as one in every two patients experience inadequate control of their...
A 61-year-old woman with a medical history of type 1 diabetes on insulin pump, coronary artery disease (CAD) status post–coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), gastroesophageal reflux disease, Hashimoto...
A 13-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with acute-onset dyspnea and chest pain, which had started 4 hours prior to presentation. The pain was described as persistent and pleuritic, radiating up the...
Prediabetes is associated with serious metabolic issues, including insulin resistance, increased inflammatory mediators, greater hepatic glucose output, and endothelial vasodilator and fibrinolytic...
