Volume 57 - Issue 3 - March 2017

Consultant

What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
A 68-Year-Old Woman Who Has Sustained a Hip Fracture and Requires Urgent Surgery
03/12/2021
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Which item in this patient’s clinical profile is not associated with a significantly increased risk for perioperative cardiovascular complications and/or death?
03/12/2021
Dermatology
Dermatology
What is responsible for the rash on this woman’s hands and face?
12/14/2018
David L. Kaplan, MD
Woman diagnosed with cutaneous lupus erythematosus because she did not have the muscle pain and weakness commonly associated with dermatomyositis.
12/14/2018
Dermatologic disorders
Dermatologic disorders
What is the cause of this papular eruption?
12/10/2018
David L. Kaplan, MD
This young man presented to a dermatology clinic with a papular eruption on his chest.
12/10/2018
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Nickel Allergic Contact Dermatitis
12/06/2018
Retha Gentry, DNP; Candice Short, DNP; Lisa Ousley, DNP
A young male presented with nickel allergic contact dermatitis resulting from contact with his belt buckle.
12/06/2018
What explains this patient’s lesions?
06/21/2018
David L. Kaplan, MD
An older woman presented with a rash on her chin and a history of itchy rashes on her back.
06/21/2018
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
03/17/2017
Nilesh N. Patel, MD; Devesh N. Patel, MD
Henoch-Schönlein purpura is an autoimmune complex, small-vessel vasculitic syndrome characterized by rash, abdominal colic, and joint pain.
03/17/2017
Keratoacanthoma
03/15/2017
Robert P. Blereau, MD
Keratoacanthomas (KAs) are quite common but are almost always found on sun-damaged skin of older, fair-skinned patients.
03/15/2017
Evans Syndrome
03/15/2017
Elizabeth Clay, DO; Miranda McGahan, DO; Naz Gandikal, DO
A methodical approach to determining their underlying etiology is important so as to identify less common causes such as Evans syndrome.
03/15/2017
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Diffuse Cerebral Fat Emboli in Fat Embolism Syndrome
03/15/2017
Patrick Natter, MD; Dinesh Rao, MD; Inbal Cohen-Rasen, MD; Paul L. Wasserman, DO; Dalys E. Haymes, MD; Sukhwinder Johnny S. Sandhu, MD; Austin Fischer, DO
This patient presented with findings that were suggestive of cerebral fat emboli (CFE) in fat embolism syndrome (FES).
03/15/2017
Infectious diseases
Infectious diseases
Lyme Disease
03/15/2017
Steven Luger, MD; Randall H. Suslick, MD
It has been estimated that as many as 329,000 new cases of Lyme disease occur annually in the United States.
03/15/2017
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Aspirin, Warfarin, or Both for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
03/15/2017
Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS
Is there evidence supporting the use of warfarin in the primary prevention of CVD?
03/15/2017
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Aspirin, Warfarin, or Both for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
03/15/2017
Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS
Is there evidence supporting the use of warfarin in the primary prevention of CVD?
03/15/2017
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Aspirin, Warfarin, or Both for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
03/15/2017
Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS
Is there evidence supporting the use of warfarin in the primary prevention of CVD?
03/15/2017
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Concomitant Lithium and ACEIs: Increase the Index of Suspicion for Lithium Toxicity
03/15/2017
Benjamin T. Duhart, Jr., MS, PharmD; Timothy H. Self, PharmD
A high index of suspicion for lithium toxicity is necessary when it is taken concomitantly with ACEIs.
03/15/2017
Hair Loss
Hair Loss
Hair Breakage and Spontaneous Hair Loss in 2 Sailors Aboard an Aircraft Carrier
03/15/2017
Robert J. Long, MD
Two sailors presented at different times with hair breakage and spontaneous hair loss. What was their diagnosis?
03/15/2017
Peer Reviewed
Peer Reviewed
A Young Woman With Unusual Progressive Neuropathy: A Case of Nitrous Oxide Abuse
03/10/2017
Juan Qiu, MD, PhD
Unlike other drugs of abuse, N2O abuse is frequently overlooked among patients in primary care.
03/10/2017
What Is This Asymptomatic Mass on the Side of a Woman’s Neck?
03/10/2017
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
Plexiform (multinodular schwannoma) is a benign tumor originating from the Schwann cell of the nerve sheath, characterized by growth patterns.
03/10/2017
Danon Disease
Danon disease
Danon Disease
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Contemporary Evaluation and Management
03/10/2017
Howard K. Song, MD, PhD; Suwen Kumar, MD; Meghan Chirpich, MS, CGC; Stephen Heitner, MD
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a phenotypically heterogeneous cardiac condition with a multitude of physiologic effects.
03/10/2017
Danon Disease
Danon disease
Danon Disease
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Contemporary Evaluation and Management
03/10/2017
Howard K. Song, MD, PhD; Suwen Kumar, MD; Meghan Chirpich, MS, CGC; Stephen Heitner, MD
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a phenotypically heterogeneous cardiac condition with a multitude of physiologic effects.
03/10/2017
Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Screening, Staging, and Assessment of Colorectal Cancer: A Cautionary Case
03/10/2017
Luis L. Perez, DO; Karen Sheehan, MD; Shawn Warner
A 78-year-old man was referred to a general surgeon’s office with concern for rectal bleeding and symptomatic external hemorrhoids of 2 months’ duration.
03/10/2017
Reader Reactions and Timely Responses from Experts
03/10/2017
Two Letters to the Editor are answered by our experts, as well as a printed correction from last issue.
03/10/2017
March Is the Month for Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Screening
03/10/2017
Colorectal cancer affects more than 135,000 Americans. March is designated as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
03/10/2017