An itchy rash on the dorsum of her dominant, right hand prompted a 34-year-old mother of three to try an over-the-counter miconazole and hydrocortisone preparation.
An 88-year-old woman with a history of senile cardiac amyloidosis was seen in the cardiology clinic for heart failure. During the visit, she reported that she had had persistent pain along the lumbo-sacral...
<p>A 17-year-old girl presents with an asymptomatic giant hyperpigmented patch on her left upper back. The&nbsp;lesion was first noted when the patient was 6 months old, and it has gradually...
Christopher J. Rausch, BA; Albert J. Finestone, MD, MSc, FACP
<p>As the elderly population of the United States grows, it will become increasingly important to identify effective ways to determine the fitness of older adults to drive. Age alone is not an...
<p>These are just a few of questions you will need to address if your patient suffers from hip joint failure. Each year, more than 285,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States,...
<p>There has been substantial press attesting to the efficacy and safety of the “vaptans.” These agents are vasopressin receptor antagonists that block so-called “V<sub>2</sub>” receptors...
<p>A 67-year-old man is admitted to the hospital because&nbsp;of melena. During the past 24 hours, he has had 4 or&nbsp;5 episodes of melena. He complains of moderate epigastric pain, but he...
<p>There is no alternative to being eternally suspicious of underlying problems in the patient with erratically controlled diabetes. Glucose control in those with known diabetes may unravel for a...
<p>Chinese medicine can proudly point to the lives of the Three Divine&nbsp;Doctors of Jian An as being exemplary in showing care for others. From the perspective of Dr Marta Hanson, Professor of...
