A 62-year-old male with history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) presented to our clinic for an acute appointment complaining of...
Interstitial lung disease has a history of baffling clinicians for several reasons—2 of those being confusing terminology and classification, which continue to thwart clinicians’ ability to establish a...
Thomas N. Helm, MD; Jacob Conroy; Bethany Lema, MD
A 23-year-old African American female presented with a 5-month history of a pruritic eruption confined to the abdomen that developed while she was living in Africa.
Emir Festic, MD; Andrew K. Kurklinsky, MD; Jose C. Yataco, MD; Mohamed H. Yamani, MD
This article presents a case of a large PFO associated with ischemic stroke and reversible POS due to colonic distention resulting in the right hemidiaphragm elevation in the setting of obstipation.
Louis Kuritzky, MD; Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS
For 65 years, warfarin has been widely used as an effective medication in the prevention of venous thromboembolism for a variety of disease states, including atrial fibrillation, as well as for the...
No one questions the fundamental premise that people with pain seek relief—but the choices in our therapeutic armamentarium are limited. And here lies what may be the therapeutic paradox of our time.
This article provides an overview of the spectrum of joint laxity syndromes, examining symptoms, assessment, and workup of patients suspected to have such conditions.
Joseph R. Kallini, MD; Amor Khachemoune, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma, also known as aquagenic palmoplantar keratoderma and transient reactive papulotranslucent acrokeratoderma, was first described in 1974 by Elliott who observed “skin...
This article, which is the first of a 2-part series, provides a brief overview of post-resuscitation syndrome, a major contributor to poor outcomes among patients who have had an OHCA.
There are still many unanswered questions regarding the most impactful way to treat diabetes. One of the most exciting of which surrounds the influence of glucagon and the alpha cell.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, cardiovascular disease—including heart disease, stroke, and blood pressure—is the top killer of women and men in the United States. Yet, heart disease is...
