Volume 53 - Issue 2 - February 2013

Consultant

Tinea pedis
Tinea pedis
What caused this vesicular, draining eruption?
02/14/2013
David L. Kaplan, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%203.53.13%20PM.png" alt="tinea pedis" title="tinea pedis" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right:...
02/14/2013
dermatophyte infections
dermatophyte infections
Why has this itchy rash resisted corticosteroids?
02/14/2013
David L. Kaplan, MD
<p class="p2"><strong><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%203.11.32%20PM.png" alt="Dermatophyte infection" title="Dermatophyte...
02/14/2013
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis
02/14/2013
Sonia Arunabh Talwar, MD
For many months, a 50-year-old woman had had non-specific headaches. She denied any vertigo, light-headedness, nausea, or vomiting.
02/14/2013
confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis
02/14/2013
Ravali Bandaru, MD; Kaylan Christianer; Noah Kondamudi, MD, MBA
<p class="p1"><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%202.36.54%20PM.png" alt="Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis" title="Confluent...
02/14/2013
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Pain
Portal Vein Gas From Mesenteric Ischemia
02/14/2013
Sunil Dacha, MD; Manjari Devidi, MD
<p class="p1"><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%2011.53.53%20AM.png" alt="Portal Vein Gas From Mesenteric Ischemia" title="Portal...
02/14/2013
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
02/14/2013
Joe R. Monroe, PA-C, MPAS, PA
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%2011.20.25%20AM.png" alt="Lichen Simplex Chronicus" title="Lichen Simplex Chronicus"...
02/14/2013
MAC Infection
MAC Infection
MAC Infection Presenting as Foreign Body in Immunocompetent Toddler
02/14/2013
Eric J. McGrath, MD; Sam Meshkinfam, DO; Michael Haupert, DO, MBA; James Dworkin, PhD; Janet Poulik, MD; Farah Tabassum, MD; Ricardo Zegarra-Linares, MD
<p><strong><img alt="MAC infection radiograph" height="90" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%2010.59.51%20AM.png"...
02/14/2013
Pressure Ulcers
Pressure Ulcers
Combating Decubitus Ulcers: Strategies for You and Your Patient
02/14/2013
<p><strong><img alt="stage 2 pressure ulcer" height="90" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%2010.37.09%20AM.png"...
02/14/2013
Heart failure
Heart failure
You Say “Tomato,” I Say “Tomahto”: What Is Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function?
02/14/2013
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
<p>The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) prefer the term HFpEF to replace diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure. HFpEF is more than a simple...
02/14/2013
Diabetes Care
Diabetes Care
What Is a Logical Approach for Choosing Among New Agents for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?
02/14/2013
Kim A. Carmichael, MD, FACP; Cynthia Herrick, MD
An overview of new agents used in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.
02/14/2013
Bell Palsy
Bell Palsy
Bell Palsy: Updated Guideline for Treatment
02/14/2013
<p><img alt="bell palsy" height="120" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-14%20at%209.45.23%20AM.png" style="float:left" title="bell...
02/14/2013
Case In Point
Case In Point
Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Teenage Boy With Food Impaction
02/13/2013
Kim Waterhouse, MD; Jose Derdoy, MD; David S. Brink, MD
Eosinophilic Esophagitis is characterized by an eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus that is suspected to be a reaction to an antigen.
02/13/2013
Cutaneous Dental Sinus Tract
Cutaneous Dental Sinus Tract
Young Woman With a Dimpled Lesion on Her Cheek
02/13/2013
Barbara B. Wilson, MD; Michael Marchetti, MD
<p>A healthy 23-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of an unsightly, non-tender, dimpled lesion on the right cheek that intermittently drains purulent discharge.</p>
02/13/2013
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Less Is More: A Restrictive Transfusion Policy for Acute GI Bleeding
02/12/2013
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
Transfusion practices for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding have come full circle throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
02/12/2013
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Pain: A Rational Approach, Part 2
02/12/2013
Carolyn J. Sachs, MD, MPH; Tiffany Hsieh, MD
<p><img alt="ovarian cyst" height="90" src="/sites/default/files/images/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-12%20at%202.00.53%20PM.png" style="float:left"...
02/12/2013
sarcoidosis
sarcoidosis
Can You Identify These Masqueraders?
02/11/2013
<p>This Photo Quiz details 2 cases of conditions that are difficult to identify.  What do these radiological images show?</p>
02/11/2013
nervous system
nervous system
Young Woman With Weakness in Her Arms and Legs
02/11/2013
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
<p><strong><img alt="guillain-barre" height="90" src="/sites/default/files/images/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-11%20at%203.42.42%20PM.png"...
02/11/2013
Cardiometabolic risk
Cardiometabolic risk
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Steps to Reduce the Risk
02/11/2013
Roberto Hodara, MD; Andro G. Kacharava, MD, PhD
Obesity is associated with conditions such as hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and thrombosis that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
02/11/2013
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
An Epidemic of CT Pulmonary Angiography: Physicians and Patients Beware!
02/11/2013
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
<p><img alt="gregory rutecki" height="120" src="/sites/default/files/images/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-11%20at%202.55.53%20PM.png" style="float:left"...
02/11/2013