Volume 50 - Issue 2 - February 2010

Consultant

Neurotoxicity
Neurotoxicity
Cephalosporins: How to Minimize the Risk of Neurotoxicity
04/24/2011

NIKITA S. WILSON, PharmD, BENJAMIN DUHART Jr, MS, PharmD, and TIMOTHY H. SELF, PharmD—Series Editor
Methodist University Hospital and University of Tennessee, Memphis
 

NIKITA S. WILSON, PharmD, BENJAMIN DU...
<div id="article-content-body"> <p>Cephalosporins are usually considered relatively safe antibiotics; however, serious neurological adverse effects can occur following...
04/24/2011
Calcified Splenic Cyst
Calcified Splenic Cyst
Calcified Splenic Cyst
04/24/2011

RIAD O. EL FAKIH, MD, WISSAM A. SALIBA, MD, and RAMI A. MORTADA, MD
Kansas University School of Medicine–Wichita

RIAD O. EL FAKIH, MD, WISSAM A. SALIB...
<p><img src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1523699&t=1266349264138" style="width: 238px; height: 205px; float: left;">A 38-year-old man...
04/24/2011
Collagenomas
Collagenomas
Collagenomas
04/24/2011

CPT ROBERT GRUMBO, MD and MAJ GARY MEANS, MD
Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC

CPT LAUREL STEARNS, DO
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md

CPT ROBERT GRUMBO, MD and MAJ GARY ME...
<p><img src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1523319&t=1266346526654" width="150" height="147" style="float: left; margin-left:...
04/24/2011
Unilateral Superficial Venous Thrombosis
Unilateral Superficial Venous Thrombosis
Unilateral Superficial Venous Thrombosis
04/24/2011
A 45-year-old man presented with pain in his left lower leg.
04/24/2011
Refractory Groin Rash
Refractory Groin Rash
A Man With a Refractory Groin Rash
04/24/2011

HENRY SCHNEIDERMAN, MD—Series Editor

HENRY SCHNEIDERMAN, MD—Series Editor ...
<p><img src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1518836&t=1265377142381" width="150" height="120" style="margin-left: 8px;...
04/24/2011
GI Anomalies
GI Anomalies
GI Anomalies: Colovesical Fistula
04/24/2011

TIMOTHY OWOLABI, MD, ROMAN LAL, MD, KEVIN BERMAN, MD, and JACK SCHAFER, MD
Phoenix Baptist Hospital, Arizona

TIMOTHY OWOLABI, MD, ROMAN LAL, MD, K...
<p><img src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1523853&t=1266350604717" width="150" height="150" style="float: left; margin-left:...
04/24/2011
GI Anomalies
GI Anomalies
GI Anomalies: Idiopathic Ileal Intussusception
04/24/2011

NEIL SHARMA, MD, JEFFREY KOOPER, MD, PRIYANKA BHAT, MD, and ANDREW KOON, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa

NEIL SHARMA, MD, JEFFREY KOOPER, MD, ...
<p><img alt="" height="150" src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1523836&t=1266350331167" style="float:left"...
04/24/2011
GI Anomalies: Dieulafoy Lesion
GI Anomalies: Dieulafoy Lesion
GI Anomalies: Dieulafoy Lesion
04/24/2011

NICOLE ROBERTS, MD, CHRISTOPHER BRODKIN, MD, and CHARLES STURGIS, MD
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Glenview, Ill

NICOLE ROBERTS, MD, CHRISTOPHER BRODK...
<p><img src="http://www.consultantlive.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1523828&t=1266350259301" width="169" height="150" style="display: block; float:...
04/24/2011
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders in Older Adults: Dermatoses Related to Scratching, Rubbing, and Impaired Epidermal Integrity, Part 1
04/24/2011
NOAH S. SCHEINFELD, MD, JD — Columbia Universityc
 
Dr Scheinfeld is assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University and assistant attending physician at St Luke’s–Roosevelt and Beth Israel Hospitals in New York.
NOAH S. SCHEINFELD, MD, JD — Columbia...
Physical changes that occur in aging skin (eg, dryness and thinning) can result in pruritus and cause patients to rub, scratch, and pick at their skin.
04/24/2011
HIV
HIV
HIV-Related Complications
04/23/2011
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.
Dr Rutecki reports that he has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor ...
The treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is usually directed by subspecialists.
04/23/2011
Complete Heart Block
Complete Heart Block
Too Much for the Computer: Complete Heart Block in an Elderly Woman
04/23/2011
A 92-year-old woman presented with signs and symptoms of heart failure, including marked bilateral lower extremity edema, jugular vein distention, and difficulty in breathing at rest.
04/23/2011
Pygmies
Pygmies
In Africa With the Pygmies
04/23/2011

SCOTT KELLERMAN, MD, MPH&TM
Bwindi Community Hospital
Dr Kellerman is the founder of Bwindi Community Health Centre in Uganda.

SCOTT KELLERMAN, MD, MPH&TMBwindi...
We lie awake in our one-room hut before dawn listening to the cacophony of sounds emanating from the forest as the birds awake. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest of Southwest Uganda contains over 350 species...
04/23/2011
Insulin Dosing
Insulin Dosing
Insulin Dosing: How High Can You Go?
04/23/2011
Insulin Dosing: How High Can You Go?
04/23/2011
Why Is Zoster Vaccine Needed After Shingles?
04/23/2011
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/vaccine_shingles.jpg"><img alt="" height="150" src="/sites/default/files/large_vaccine_shingles.jpg"...
04/23/2011
Physician-Volunteers
Physician-Volunteers
Reports From Physician-Volunteers Around the World
04/23/2011

FAITH T. FITZGERALD, MD
University of California, Davis

FAITH T. FITZGERALD, MD University of...
<p>As a screener and admissions committee member at our medical school (University of California School of Medicine at Davis), I am privileged to review the personal statements of many, many...
04/23/2011