With an aging US population in mind, this article reviews the prevalence and pathophysiology of hypertension in older adults (aged 60 years and older).
This 18-year-old male presented for evaluation of white spots appearing on his palms after being in water that lasted up to 30 minutes. He is otherwise healthy.
David L. Kaplan, Md—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
David L. Kaplan, Md—Series EditorUniv...
This 59-year-old female presents with a hand rash a few months duration. She takes relatively high doses of an ampthetamine class medication for a diagnosis of ADHD. She is otherwise healthy.
Salwa M Gendi, MD, and Karrar Ali, MD, MRCP Flint, Michigan
Salwa M Gendi, MD, and Karrar Al...
A 45-year-old woman presented with a complaint of lower abdominal heaviness, increased frequency of urination, and change in color of urine, as well as nausea, vomiting, and fever for 1 week.
A 65-year-old man presented with an asymptomatic lesion on his penis. The lesion had been present for 6 years and had exhibited no change. He had been previously treated with topical antifungals and topical...
Michael I. Omori, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, and Leah Krull, MS Tampa, Florida
Michael I. Omori, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, a...
A 56-year-old man presents to the emergency department via ambulance with a chief complaint of vomiting. The patient reports throwing up coffee ground emesis for the past 2 days. The patient denies...
With more than 2,400 topical dressings, deciding which one is most appropriate for a particular wound can be daunting. The goal is to keep the wound bed moist and the periwound tissue dry, remove exudate...
Steven Maier, MD, CDR,Medical Corps, US Navy and Allan Steigleman, MD, CDR, Medical Corps, US Navy Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Steven Maier, MD, CDR, Medical Corps,...
A 75-year-old female presented with several days of cloudy vision to her inferior left eye gaze and a dull 3/10 frontal headache, without any nausea, vomiting, or photophobia. She reported having a sharp...
By 2025, there will be 1.2 billion frail individuals in the world, 75% of which live in developing nations, according to WHO data. As such, frailty is evolving into a medical care challenge that will...
Medication is often necessary to reduce the severity of symptoms and is becoming an essential component of the overall management of PTSD. In addition to relieving core symptoms, pharmacological agents can...
Gerard Landais, MD, and Melissa Kearns, MA, MS, CF-SLP New York, NY
Gerard Landais, MD, and Melissa Kearn...
A 77-year-old woman was admitted to the sub-acute unit for medical rehabilitation. The patient was blind secondary to metastatic brain disease from a carcinoma of the paranasal sinus. She received...
Richard Colgan, MD is the vice chair of medical student education and clinical operations, as well as a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Richard Colgan, MD is the vice chair ...
Canadian medical educator Sir William Osler (1849-1919) is, in my opinion, one of the most influential English-speaking physicians in the history of Western medicine.
Have you visited Consultant360 lately? If you haven’t, now is a good time to take a look. Over the past few months, we have been working hard to create an interactive Consultant community. As the new...
