Pearls

Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
09/29/2023
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who started a time-restricted eating program, but he hasn’t made any changes to his diet. He says he doesn’t feel like he is making any weight loss progress after 4...
09/29/2023
Nutritional Pearl
nutritional pearl logo.
Nutritional Pearl
09/09/2023
Your patient is a 29-year-old man who believes he is sensitive to gluten. He tells you he has related symptoms after eating bread and other foods containing wheat, but he was not diagnosed with celiac...
09/09/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
07/25/2023
Timothy S. Harlan, MD
A 39-year-old woman presents to your office for a check-up. She has a BMI in the clinically normal range with a body fat measurement above the 90th percentile. She asks you if she is more likely to develop...
07/25/2023
Nutritional Pearl
A person cycling.
Nutritional Pearl
07/10/2023
Your patient is a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes who is worried about his health as he ages. He asks you if there are any recommended forms of exercise that can help him feel better about his health....
07/10/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Processed food.
Nutritional Pearl
07/09/2023
Your patient is a 38-year-old woman who’s diet consists of ultra-processed foods. She asks if there are any health risks associated with this type of food, and if so, what foods she should specifically be...
07/09/2023
Nutritional Pearl
A person walking.
Nutritional Pearl
06/18/2023
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who doesn’t think he moves enough during the day. He works from home and wants to know an easy way to stay healthy and move more.
06/18/2023
Pediatric Pearl
bottle of white pills.
Pediatric Pearl
06/10/2023
A 13-year-old boy presents with hearing loss to a pediatric clinic. According to his records, he received azithromycin to treat a case of bronchitis a year earlier. His parents ask what is causing the...
06/10/2023
Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
06/04/2023
A 63-year-old woman presented to the emergency department on March 21, 2020, with a sore throat and headache. She also reported that she had a heart condition.
06/04/2023
Pediatric Pearls
Pediatric Pearls
05/21/2023
A 2-year-old boy presents with his parents to a pediatric clinic. He had previously been diagnosed with hypospadias. His parents explain that he has been showing symptoms of troubled breathing, excessive...
05/21/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
04/16/2023
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a family history of dementia. She asks you if her coffee intake would increase her risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the future.
04/16/2023