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...
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<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...
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.
<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...
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<p>In adults who present with persistent cough following an upper respiratory tract infection but who have no history of asthma or chronic obstructive...
<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>
<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...
<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...
<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...
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<p>ABSTRACT: Scratching, rubbing, and impairment of epidermal integrity can produce pathological changes in the skin. Patients who have neurotic...
