Volume 50 - Issue 11 - November 2010

Consultant

End of life care
End of life care
Last Round
10/28/2011

Editor's note: The author wishes to remain anonymous to protect the privacy of the patient and his family.

Editor's note: The author wishes to r...
<p>Teachers taught their students to respect the rules. Against that stood: A doctor is an advocate for his patient. Two hours later, following a plea to a ballpark executive, a road trip to a stadium...
10/28/2011
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
04/27/2011

Tanya Munger, MSN and Robert Bales, MD, MPH - University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford

Tanya Munger, MSN and Robert Bales, M...
Chronic plaque psoriasis in this 37-year-old man was treated with systemic corticosteroids after topical medications proved ineffective.
04/27/2011
Eyes
Eyes
Middle-Aged Man With Wedge-Shaped Growths in Both Eyes
04/27/2011

DAVID NASH, BS, MIKAYLA SPANGLER, PharmD, SHAILENDRA SAXENA, MD, PhD

DAVID NASH, BS, MIKAYLA SPANGLER, Pha...
<div id="article-content-body"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c72408d2e.jpg" width="150" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float:...
04/27/2011
Splenectomy
Splenectomy
A 60-Year-Old Man Who Requires Splenectomy
04/27/2011

HOWARD WEITZ, MD and RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor

HOWARD WEITZ, MD and RONALD N. RUBIN,...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Elective splenectomy has been scheduled for a 60-year-old man with severe idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) that has responded poorly to...
04/27/2011
Quiz
Quiz
Is this painful swelling a spider bite?
04/27/2011

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

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Uni...
<div id="article-content-body"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c723144c2.jpg" width="150" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float:...
04/27/2011
Dermatitis
Dermatitis
What clue points to the cause of this pruritic rash?
04/27/2011

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

Dermclinic
A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills 

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Uni...
<div id="article-content-body"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/old/img_4db8c72239a60.jpg" width="150" style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right:...
04/27/2011
Board (Re)Certification
Board (Re)Certification
Preparing for Board (Re)Certification—in Bite-Size Pieces
04/27/2011
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Every year thousands of physicians must take—and pass—an examination to become board certified in internal or family medicine. Thousands more must...
04/27/2011
Fever and Rash
Fever and Rash
Infectious Disease Emergencies: Part 1, Fever and Rash
04/27/2011

VANESSA VASQUEZ, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
DAVID YI, MD
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
ASIM JANI, MD, MPH
Emory University/Rollins School of Public Health

VANESSA VASQUEZ, MD Johns Hopkins Uni...
Early recognition of life-threatening infections, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, meningococcemia, and necrotizing fasciitis, is vital for treatment.
04/27/2011
group visits
group visits
Group Visits for Diabetes
04/27/2011

EDWARD J. SHAHADY, MD

EDWARD J. SHAHADY, MD
ABSTRACT: Group visits empower patients to better self-manage their diabetes.
04/27/2011