Volume 56 - Issue 11 - November 2016

Consultant

Top Papers Of The Month
Top Papers Of The Month
11/02/2019
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
An estimated 50 million US adults experience tinnitus, which is defined as the perception of sound without an acoustic stimulus.
11/02/2019
Case In Point
Case In Point
01/24/2019
Pinky Jha, MD, MPH; Sierra Jin, BS
PF is a potentially disabling and life-threatening disorder caused by microvascular occlusion followed by hemorrhagic infarction of the dermis.
01/24/2019
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
11/14/2016
David L. Kaplan, MD
This 52-year-old woman presented with a 2½-year history of a pruritic rash on her face and extremities. She had been told it was atopic dermatitis, and she had been treated with topical triamcinolone...
11/14/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
11/09/2016
Nikolaso K. Akritidis, MD; Antonios Soutopoulos, MD; Gerasimos Baxevanos, MD
A 41-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis, chronic neck and back pain, and a recently diagnosed urinary tract infection presented with 3 days of a diffuse, pruritic rash.
11/09/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
11/03/2016
Muhammad Wasif Saif, MD
Two years ago, a 55-year-old woman presented with a persistent rash measuring approximately 10 × 17 cm on her right lower back.
11/03/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
11/02/2016
Ariel Perez Perez, MD; Gary J. Hardoon, MD; Jorge C. Parellada, MD
The patient is a 64-year-old woman who presented with concern for easily bruising for 1½ weeks and 1 episode of epistaxis that had resolved with compression.
11/02/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
11/02/2016
Sayed K. Ali, MD, FACP; David K. Watkins
An 84-year-old woman with a history significant for hypothyroidism, hypertension, and osteoporosis was at home performing her usual daily chores when her phone suddenly rang.
11/02/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
11/02/2016
Dylon Howard, DO; Alexandria Bass, DO; Angela Macri, DO; Jonathan Stuart Crane, DO, MD
A 37-year-old woman presented for evaluation of a rash, which was unrelated to her secondary complaint of a bilateral wrist abnormality that had been present for the past 30 years.
11/02/2016
Case In Point
Case In Point
10/31/2016
Hiliary Weill, MD; Joy Ishii Zarandy, DO, FAAFP, DABFM; Rajiv Joglekar, MD
A 40-year-old African American man presented with a peculiar rash involving the majority of his body.
10/31/2016
doctor's stories
doctor's stories
10/31/2016
Josephine W. Thinwa, MD, PhD
Like many other students, I marched into medical school reminiscent of a chivalrous knight in training: ready to treat, cure, and save lives.
10/31/2016
What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
10/31/2016
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 22-year-old woman presents to your office for an informational visit. She is well and without specific health complaints, but she has questions that she needs and wants answered by a physician.
10/31/2016
Photo Essay
Photo Essay
10/31/2016
Nadine H. Ruth, MD
The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids by amateur and professional athletes—and by those who want to look like athletes—has reached epidemic proportions.
10/31/2016
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Pulmonary Pitfalls
10/31/2016
Richart W. Harper, MD; Samuel Louie, MD; Eduardo Solbes, MD
Lymphadenopathy that is found during routine physical examination is a nonspecific finding, but can elicit fear and anxiety from both patient and the clinician.
10/31/2016
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
10/31/2016
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
A 28-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of an intensely pruritic area on the right lower leg. He had a history of eczema and asthma.
10/31/2016
Controversies in Clinical Care
Controversies in Clinical Care
10/31/2016
Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS
Three SGLT-2 inhibitors are available in the United States: canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin. All 3 are brand-name, are administered orally once daily, and lead to similar hemoglobin A1c...
10/31/2016
Photo Quiz
Photo Quiz
10/31/2016
Riley J. Burke, DO
A 23-year-old man presented with a pruritic rash on his right upper arm that had first appeared 3 weeks ago. He reported dry, flaky skin and associated pruritus throughout the right upper arm.
10/31/2016
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
10/31/2016
David L. Kaplan, MD
This 28-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of a rash that was confined to her right antecubital fossa and that had a burning sensation.
10/31/2016
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
10/31/2016
David L. Kaplan, MD
This 75-year-old man presented with a symmetric, asymptomatic eruption on both arms that had failed various topical corticosteroid treatments.
10/31/2016
Review
Review
10/31/2016
Rita A. Swartzwelder, BA; Anthony N. Galanos, MD
Stimulants have been used for centuries medicinally, recreationally, and to alleviate fatigue. Because of its favorable pharmacokinetics and low abuse potential, methylphenidate became a highly prescribed...
10/31/2016
Review
Review
10/31/2016
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) is a multifactorial disease affecting the macula, which is responsible for central, detailed vision.
10/31/2016
Review
Review
10/31/2016
Fantley C. Smither, MD; Laurel Fick, MD; Evan West, MD; Kapil Mehta, MD; Anthony Martin, DO; Wesley Prichard, DO
The constellation of chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, and malnutrition accompanied with biopsy-proven villous atrophy and/or an elevated tissue transglutaminase antibody level usually leads to...
10/31/2016
Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary
10/31/2016
Richard Colgan, MD
Counseling using therapeutic techniques is an essential part of being a good clinician.
10/31/2016
Editorial
Editorial
10/31/2016
Given that the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diabetes is such an important part of primary care, we at Consultant and Consultant360.com are committed to bringing you the latest clinical...
10/31/2016
Radiology Quiz
Radiology Quiz
09/22/2016
A 6-month-old girl with a history of an H-type tracheoesophageal fistula repaired at 2 weeks of age presented to the pediatrician’s office.
09/22/2016