Volume 49 - Issue 8 - August 2009

Consultant

Diabetes
Diabetes
02/04/2016

ALEXANDER SY, MD
SHOBHANA CHAUDHARI, MD
New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York

ALEXANDER SY, MD SHOBHANA CHAUDHARI, ...
A 77-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes mellitus with neuropathy and nephropathy, coronary artery disease, and previous stroke with residual right hemiparesis was hospitalized because of abdominal...
02/04/2016
Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
04/24/2011

GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor
Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT.

GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor ...
The past 3 decades have seen a profound paradigmatic shift in the treatments available for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because the disease is complicated by a variety of macrovascular and microvascular...
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ASHLEE C. NEKOBA, MD
JINICHI TOKESHI, MD
University of Hawaii
John A. Burns School of Medicine

RONALD KURODA, MD
Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla

HIDEKO YAMAUCHI, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa

ASHLEE C. NEKOBA, MD JINICHI TOKESHI,...
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News You Can Use
News You Can Use
04/24/2011
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1440764&t=1250692167025" style="height:102px; width:150px; float:left" />When...
04/24/2011
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GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD
University of South Alabama

GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD University of ...
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Gregory%20W%20Rutecki%2C%20MD.jpg" style="height:176px; margin-left:8px; margin-right:8px; width:150px; float:left"...
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diabetic
diabetic
04/24/2011

EDWARD J. SHAHADY, MD
University of Miami

Dr Shahady is clinical professor of family medicine at the University of Miami in Florida; an associate faculty member in the residency program at St Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla; and medical director of the Diabetes Master Clinician Program of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians Foundation in Jacksonville. He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT. Dr Shahady reports that he has received grants from Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. He is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Pfizer and Merck and has provided expert testimony for AstraZeneca.

EDWARD J. SHAHADY, MDUniversity of Mi...
<p><strong>ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common and most frustrating diseases in primary care. The multiple barriers to effective care may lead to burnout and inertia for both...
04/24/2011
Pitfalls In Prescribing
Pitfalls In Prescribing
04/24/2011
By REBECCA S. SOWELL, PharmD, NATHAN A. PINNER, PharmD,
and TIMOTHY SELF, PharmD—Series Editor
Methodist University Hospital and University of Tennessee, Memphis
 


Dr Sowell and Dr Pinner are PGY2 clinical pharmacy residents at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis and instructors at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Dr Self is professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and clinical specialist at Methodist University Hospital.

By REBECCA S. SOWELL, PharmD, NATHAN ...
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Fluoroquinolone antibiotics have activity against a wide range of gram-positive, gram-negative, and atypical bacteria. This class of...
04/24/2011
04/24/2011

BRETT R. LAURENCE, MD
RAFIK SAMUEL, MD
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia

BRETT R. LAURENCE, MD RAFIK SAMUEL, M...
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_46.jpg"><img src="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_46_small.jpg" width="150" height="150" style="float:...
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EDWIN PIMENTEL-BRUGAL, MD, MOISE CARRINGTON, MD,
LAURA ANDREWS, RPh, CGP, and HAMPTON GROOVER, MD
Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta

EDWIN PIMENTEL-BRUGAL, MD, MOISE CARR...
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_43.jpg"><img src="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_43_small.jpg" width="125" height="125" style="float:...
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MICHAEL D. BREGLIA, MD, EUGENE Y. KIM, BS,
and ANGELA L. DENIETOLIS, MD
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla

MICHAEL D. BREGLIA, MD, EUGENE Y. KIM...
<p><img src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1435591&t=1249653738420" style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;"...
04/24/2011
Discover Shortcuts Devised
Discover Shortcuts Devised
04/24/2011

Adam J. Breinig, DO

Adam J. Breinig, DO
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Performing Papanicolaou tests in obese patients can be difficult: during the speculum examination, the sidewalls of the vagina tend to occlude...
04/24/2011
Discover Shortcuts Devised
Discover Shortcuts Devised
04/24/2011

Robert Cotsen, MD

Robert Cotsen, MD
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Many of my patients who use eyedrops have had great success with the following technique. <br></span></span></p>
04/24/2011
Discover Shortcuts Devised
Discover Shortcuts Devised
04/24/2011

Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC

Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Patients are usually unaware of lesions that may have developed on their back. <br></span></span></p>
04/24/2011
Discover Shortcuts Devised
Discover Shortcuts Devised
04/24/2011
Tracy Baum, FNP

 

Tracy Baum, FNP 
<p><span class="article-text"><span>To increase the cooperation of preschool children during an otic examination, try playing the “magic flashlight” game. Take turns with the...
04/24/2011
Rash that resists antiviral therapy
Rash that resists antiviral therapy
04/23/2011

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Uni...
<p><img alt="" height="150" src="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_42_small.jpg" style="float:left" width="150" />At 1 week postpartum, a...
04/23/2011
bacterial infection
bacterial infection
04/23/2011

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Uni...
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04/23/2011
04/23/2011

By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.

By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor ...
<p><img alt="" height="150" src="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_40_small.jpg" style="float:left" width="150" />A 24-year-old man seeks...
04/23/2011
04/23/2011

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Un...
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<p>Over the past 2 years I have successfully treated a number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using a combination of <span class="DrugLink">gemifloxacin<span...
04/23/2011
Chest Lesion
Chest Lesion
04/23/2011

HENRY SCHNEIDERMAN, MD—Series Editor—and ALEXANDER MBEWE, MD | August 3, 2009

This article was originally presented as an independent educational activity under the direction of CME LLC. The ability to receive CME credits has expired. The article is now presented here for your reference. CME LLC is no longer respoinsible for the presentation of the article.

 
HENRY SCHNEIDERMAN, MD—Series Editor—...
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