Pearls

Nutritional Pearls
Nutritional Pearls
03/15/2023
Timothy S. Harlan, MD
Your patient is a 27-year-old woman with celiac disease who gave birth to her first child several months earlier. She asks if she should be worried about her child also developing the disease, and if she...
03/15/2023
Nutritional Pearls
Nutritional Pearls
02/07/2023
A 51-year-old woman presents to your clinic with elevated fasting glucose concentrations. She has prediabetes and is wondering what she can do to prevent developing diabetes.
02/07/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
01/31/2023
A 38-year-old woman has had migraines for years. She has tried various techniques to stop them, but nothing has worked. She asks you if her diet could be contributing to the migraines.
01/31/2023
End of life care
End of life care
01/26/2023
An 81-year-old nursing home resident was brought to the emergency department of the local hospital due to shortness of breath. He had a long list of serious conditions, including a recent intracranial...
01/26/2023
Medication Prescribing
Medication Prescribing
12/29/2022
An older woman tripped on a rug in her house and toppled down her stairs. The patient was diagnosed with a kidney laceration, broken ribs, and fractured vertebrae. She was admitted to the hospital and her...
12/29/2022
Weight Management
Weight Management
12/20/2022
Your patient is a 22-year-old woman living alone for the first time after she recently graduated from college. She wants to know what foods should be on her grocery shopping list. She asks you for some...
12/20/2022
Diet
Diet
12/13/2022
A 29-year-old woman who has been an athlete for most of her life tells you she is considering eating only a vegan or vegetarian diet.
12/13/2022
Diet
Diet
11/30/2022
Your patient is a 49-year-old woman who is worried about recent weight gain. She tells you she is considering cutting some foods out of her diet entirely, and she's wondering what foods to choose.
11/30/2022
Primary Care
Woman in White Lab Coat Listening to a Girl and Writing Down Notes
Primary Care
11/23/2022
A 6-year-old girl presents to a pediatric clinic with pain in both legs. She explains that the pain started a few days earlier and consistently occurs during her bedtime. Her parents believe it may be...
11/23/2022
Exercise
Exercise
11/22/2022
A 41-year-old woman presents to your office with a recent history of a 9-kg weight loss. She asks you about the best ways to keep the weight off.
11/22/2022