Volume 50 - Issue 6 - June 2010

Consultant

08/09/2011
Arthur F. Greenwald, MD
<p>For pain-free removal of adhesive tape, lift one edge of the tape a little, then push away the underlying skin. Repeat this 2-step process until all the tape has come away.</p>
08/09/2011
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex Infection
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex Infection
04/27/2011
Kyamalya Ismailova, MD; Nripesh Pradhan, MD; nandheesha Hanumanthappa, MD; Shobhana Chaudhari, MD
<div id="article-content-body"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db84e3dd4cce.jpg" style="margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; padding:5px;...
04/27/2011
Bronchogenic Cyst
Bronchogenic Cyst
04/27/2011
Jonathan B. Cohen, MD; Adwait Silwal, MD; Robert Beaton, MD
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db84e3c34e5c.jpg" style="margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; padding:5px; width:150px; float:left" />A 24-year-old...
04/27/2011
Cutaneous Dental Sinus Tract
Cutaneous Dental Sinus Tract
04/27/2011
Kristina M. Dela Rosa, MD; Kristen O. Martin , MD
<div id="article-content-body"><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db84e3abe1bc.jpg" width="149" height="186" style="padding: 5px; float: left;...
04/27/2011
Basal cell carcinoma and herpes labialis
Basal cell carcinoma and herpes labialis
04/27/2011
Ted Rosen, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db84e39296e4.jpg" width="150" style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;">Both of the disorders presented...
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>A simple way to quickly assess a patient's functional status and social network is to ask at some point during the examination, "How did you...
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>I try to practice random acts of kindness with our office staff. </p></div>
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>For pain-free removal of adhesive tape, lift one edge of the tape a little, then push away the underlying skin....
04/27/2011
tips and tricks
tips and tricks
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Avoiding toxicity from too much local anesthesia can be a challenge when suturing large lacerations or multiple...
04/27/2011
Purple Toe
Purple Toe
04/27/2011
Alexander Mbewe, MD; Henry Schneiderman, MD
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db84e356ae2b.jpg" style="margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; padding-bottom:5px; width:150px; float:left" />A...
04/27/2011
Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes
Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes
04/27/2011
John R. Holman, MD, MPH
<p>In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance may cause hypertension by increasing sympathetic activity, renal reabsorption of sodium, or vascular tone. Uncontrolled hypertension is...
04/27/2011
04/27/2011
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Growing older may not furnish answers to all the questions posed by medicine, but a longer perspective on the therapeutic progress made with rheumatic...
04/27/2011
Nitrofurantoin Pulmonary Toxicity
Nitrofurantoin Pulmonary Toxicity
04/27/2011
Jennifer Twilla, PharmD, BCPS; John Winton, MD; Timothy H. Self, PharmD
<p>Nitrofurantoin has been widely used for the treatment and prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections since its introduction into clinical practice in 1953.<sup>1,2</sup> Although...
04/27/2011
xerosis
xerosis
04/26/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
Because epidermal integrity decreases with age, eczematous inflammatory dermatoses are more common among older adults than among younger persons.
04/26/2011