Louis Kuritzky, MD; Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS
LH is a 60-year-old white male with a 10-year history of longstanding hypertension as well as systolic heart failure (sys-HF) with a reduced ejection fraction (EF) of 20%.
Ross Jones, MD; Reetu Grewal, MD; Carlos A. Arango, MD
A 21-year-old female initially presented to her primary care physician with a 1-week history of right eye redness, eyelid swelling, thin drainage, and a gritty sensation in her eye.
Hanns Frimpong, MS; Ronda D. Edwards, MPH; Syed A.A. Rizvi, PhD, MBA; Sultan S. Ahmed, MD
A 33-year-old Asian American female who came to our practice with her husband complaining of intermittent dizziness and near-syncopal attacks that have been going on for 10 years now.
A 59-year-old woman with past history of seizure disorder of unknown etiology since childhood came to hospital for incision and drainage of a right thigh abscess.
This article features a collection of photo-based cases of gastrointestinal disorders including zenker diverticulum, duodenal adenocarcinoma, and strongyloidiasis.
Insulin should be discussed early with patients who are beginning to show progression of their diabetes to ease the transition when the time to start insulin therapy arrives.
This months’ Top Paper took Polonius’ advice to Laertes in Hamlet and penned a succinct review of new thrombosis guidelines. Since the primary document is meant to serve as a reference source, consider this...
Pachyonychia congenital (PC) is an autosomal dominant skin disorder that is caused by mutations affecting a group of keratins found in specific regions of the epidermis.
Aman Chugh, MD; Preeti N. Malani, MD; Yasser Rodriguez, MD, MBA; Frank Davis, BS
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are small, battery-powdered electrical impulse devices that can be implanted in patients at-risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachycardia and...
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign includes both guidelines for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock as well as an international performance improvement program centered around the sepsis bundles. ...
The skill of presentation is fundamental to practicing medicine. It is important to convey the logic behind your actions, both in writing or oral presentation.
From Ebola to enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) and chikungunya, widespread diseases have recently captured national and international headlines. Primary care practitioners are often the first to see these patients...