Nicholas V. Mendez, BS; Ayman M. Salah, PhD; Kelsey A. Musgrove, BS; Syed A.A. Rizvi, PhD, MBA; Sultan S. Ahmed, MD; Jasmin Ahmed, BS, MS, MD
A 33-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to our family medicine practice with concern for a headache when she laughs or leans her head forward.
John D. Betteridge, MD; Amilcar L. Morales-Cardona, MD; Daniel K. Hodge, MD; Manish B. Singla, MD; Difu Wu, MD; Ally R. Mazer, MD; Anita Bhushan, MD
A 32-year-old pregnant woman presented to her obstetrician with 1 week of loose, bloody bowel movements up to 7 times per day, along with lower abdominal cramping and urgency.
Primary care providers are being called on to manage the health of patients with complex, ubiquitous, and potentially lethal combination of risk factors.
A 62-year-old man presented for evaluation of a crusted lesion on the lateral lower right eyelid. It was asymptomatic and had been present for a few months. He was otherwise healthy.
This 15-year-old girl presented for evaluation of new pigmented lesion on her right sole. It was asymptomatic and had not been there 2 to 3 months ago.
Kelsey A. Musgrove, BS; Syed A.A. Rizvi, PhD, MBA; Sultan S. Ahmed, MD; Ayman M. Saleh, PhD; Jasmin Ahmed, BS, MS, MD
A 42-year-old woman with no past medical history and no medication use, who had undergone bilateral saline breast implantation with 5 subsequent repairs, presented 10 days after the last repair procedure...
A 60-year-old man sustained an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A brief summary of his history revealed that he was a classic case of metabolic syndrome, with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and...
Mohamad Kabach, MD; Julio Mercado, MD; Daniel M. Lichtstein, MD, MACP; Sandeep Dayanand, MD
Pellagra is caused by severe malnutrition associated with vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency and possibly by excessive intake of leucine found in corn and cereals.
Lam-Phuong Nguyen, DO; Richart W. Harper, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity probably is the least understood pulmonary function test in clinical practice worldwide, even among experienced pulmonologists.
Lam-Phuong Nguyen, DO; Richart W. Harper, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity probably is the least understood pulmonary function test in clinical practice worldwide, even among experienced pulmonologists.
Lam-Phuong Nguyen, DO; Richart W. Harper, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity probably is the least understood pulmonary function test in clinical practice worldwide, even among experienced pulmonologists.
In shared decision-making (SDM), clinicians, diabetes educators, and other members of the health care team elicit perspectives and priorities of the patient and present options and information so that the...
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly prevalent disease in the pediatric and adult populations and is a major cause of gastrointestinal (GI) tract morbidity. EoE is a diagnosis that often is...
Tattoos have long been discouraged by physicians due to the risks of various diseases transmittable through poorly sanitized tattoo methods and dyes. However, is there a role for a tattoo being a permanent...
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) reports that 10 people a day die from asthma in the United States, and that asthma affects 24 million Americans, including 6.3 million under the age of...
