Volume 57 - Issue 12 - December 2017

Consultant

Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Neoesophagus From Colonic Interposition
03/04/2020
Meghana Vellanki, MD
A 54-year-old man with a history of dysphagia and pacemaker placement for structural heart disease presented with left facial cellulitis and Streptococcus parasanguinis bacteremia.
03/04/2020
Consultations & Comments
Consultations & Comments
Preventing the Adverse Effects of Glucocorticoids: A Reminder
01/07/2020
Balaji Yegneswaran, MD; Shweta Kumar, MD; Capecomorin S. Pitchumoni, MD
Corticosteroids have become one of the most widely used treatments for numerous inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
01/07/2020
Case In Point
Case In Point
A Rare Case of Acute Colitis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
11/14/2019
Robert E. Scott, II, MD; Rebekah L. Hayden, DO
A 31-year-old previously healthy woman was admitted to the hospital for a 5-day history of bloody diarrhea and associated epigastric abdominal pain. She reported having a fever, with a maximum temperature...
11/14/2019
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Renal Infarction in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
07/24/2019
Balaji Yegneswaran, MD; Kohli Maanit, MD
A 35-year-old man presented with moderate to severe, constant right-sided abdominal pain.
07/24/2019
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome
06/17/2019
Corey K. Goldman, MD, PhD; Back Kim, MD; Tae An Choi, ANP-BC
In iliac vein compression syndrome, the overlying right iliac artery causes extrinsic compression of the left iliac vein in more than 80% of cases.
06/17/2019
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
What’s the Significance of NAFLD in Diabetes?
06/04/2019
NAFLD is the most common liver disease in the United States, with a reported overall prevalence of 19% to 46%.
06/04/2019
Feature
Feature
A Patient-Centered Approach to Low Back Pain: Science and Strategies
04/19/2019
Pooja Amy Shah, MD
This article offers strategies for primary care providers in evaluating patients with low back pain, including the crucial components of a comprehensive history and physical examination.
04/19/2019
Feature
Feature
A Patient-Centered Approach to Low Back Pain: Science and Strategies
04/19/2019
Pooja Amy Shah, MD
This article offers strategies for primary care providers in evaluating patients with low back pain, including the crucial components of a comprehensive history and physical examination.
04/19/2019
Feature
Feature
A Patient-Centered Approach to Low Back Pain: Science and Strategies
04/19/2019
Pooja Amy Shah, MD
This article offers strategies for primary care providers in evaluating patients with low back pain, including the crucial components of a comprehensive history and physical examination.
04/19/2019
Case In Point
Case In Point
A Case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Mucositis
01/14/2019
James J. Contestable, MD; Matthew L. Ward
M pneumoniae infections typically are mild but can be associated with a mucositis similar to that seen with SJS.
01/14/2019
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
Can You Identify This Asymptomatic Lesion on an Elderly Man’s Temple?
04/18/2018
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
An 81-year-old white man presented with a pigmented lesion in the right temple area. The patient reported that he had first noted the lesion approximately 7 years ago and that it had very slowly increased...
04/18/2018
Photo Quiz
Photo Quiz
What Explains This Man’s Apparent Urine Discoloration?
04/10/2018
Eiyu Matsumoto, MB; Jennifer R. Carlson, PA-C
An 82-year-old man residing in a skilled nursing facility presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of discolored urine in his collection bag.
04/10/2018
What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
A Newlywed Couple With Questions About Sickle Cell Disease
12/17/2017
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A newlywed couple has made an appointment in your office regarding questions about sickle cell disease (SCD).
12/17/2017
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Giant Lipoma in an Identical Twin
12/10/2017
Ashok Nimgade, MD, MPH; Ruthanne Lamborghini, DPT
A 66-year-old man presented for inpatient management of depression and bipolar disorder. At presentation, he was noted to have a large, painless, rubbery mass, with diameter of greater than 10 cm, medial to...
12/10/2017
Editorial
Editorial
From the Space Age to the Information Age: Consultant Evolves to a Digital Publication
12/01/2017
As the first issue of Consultant arrived in mailboxes in April 1961, President Kennedy had just signed the Peace Corps into existence.
12/01/2017
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Lichen Aureus
12/01/2017
John E. Jackson, MD; Michael S. Tracey, BS
A 14-year-old boy with a history of insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes presented to our dermatology clinic with a 2-year history of a slowly growing discoloration on the right medial knee.
12/01/2017
Controversies in Clinical Care
Controversies in Clinical Care
Sulfonylureas and Basal Insulin: A Logical Combination?
12/01/2017
Kyle Davis, PharmD, BCPS; Eric A. Dietrich, PharmD, BCPS
In 2015, 23.1 million Americans had diagnosed diabetes, and an estimated 7.2 million more had undiagnosed diabetes.
12/01/2017
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
What Explains This Patient’s Lesions?
12/01/2017
David L. Kaplan, MD
This 28-year-old woman presented for evaluation of an itchy rash on both hands, particularly along the edges, of approximately 2 weeks’ duration.
12/01/2017
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
What Explains This Asymptomatic Rash?
12/01/2017
David L. Kaplan, MD
This 83-year-old woman presented with a 1-week history of an asymptomatic rash that wrapped around the right side of her trunk.
12/01/2017
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
What Is the Cause of These Lesions?
11/30/2017
David L. Kaplan, MD
This 43-year-old man presented for evaluation of asymptomatic papules on the lateral aspects of both eyelids of 1 week’s duration.
11/30/2017