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Pulmonary Pitfalls
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Using and Interpreting Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (Dlco) Correctly
05/10/2016
Lam-Phuong Nguyen, DO; Richart W. Harper, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity probably is the least understood pulmonary function test in clinical practice worldwide, even among experienced pulmonologists.
05/10/2016
Critical Care
Critical Care
Is It Pneumonia, Heart Failure, or Both? Biomarkers Can Help Diagnose Dyspnea
02/17/2016
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
Acutely ill patients tend to have similar complaints.
02/17/2016
What's The Take Home?
older man rubbing his eyes
What's The Take Home?
A 73-Year-Old Man With Subacute Onset of Diplopia
10/17/2015
A 73-year-old man describes subacute onset of diplopia (double vision) occurring for several weeks.
10/17/2015
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
A Rare Instance of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Coinfection with Raoultella planticola
05/21/2015
George Clements, BS; Rezwan Ahmed, MD; Larry Dial, MD; Darshana Shah, PhD
R planticola, a gram-negative bacterium closely related to Klebsiella species, is a rare cause of disease in humans.
05/21/2015
carcinoma
carcinoma
A Rare Cutaneous Tumor
03/26/2015
Charles J. Haddad, MD; Judella Haddad-Lacle, MD; Christopher Scuderi, DO; Nauman Nisar, MD
Trichilemmal carcinoma is a rare cutaneous malignancy.
03/26/2015
Case In Point
Case In Point
Rare Tattoo Complication: Haemophilus Influenzae Sepsis
04/16/2014
Complications of tattooing include aseptic inflammation, allergic reactions, pyogenic infections, and nonpyogenic infections.
04/16/2014
Hospital Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Predicting Survival From In-Hospital CPR
12/09/2009
Titilayo O. Alabi, MD; Christopher A. Haines, MD
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was developed to treat individuals who have a sudden unexpected cardiac arrest.
12/09/2009