Rana S. Bonds, MD; J. Andrew Grant, MD; William J. Calhoun, MD
Allergic disorders are becoming more common. For example, about 20% of Americans have allergic rhinitis, which accounts for more than 10 million office visits each year. Most of these visits are to primary...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>During an 83-year-old woman's annual eye examination, peripapillary retinal hemorrhages were detected immediately adjacent to the optic nerve...
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<p>Since his twenties, a 71-year-old man had had multiple tiny, pinhead, whitish yellow papules on his palms. They were asymptomatic but made his skin...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>During week 28 of her pregnancy, a 28-year-old woman presented with a gingival hemangioma between the right upper central incisor and canine...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>For severe constipation in hospitalized patients who do not have bowel obstruction or stool impaction and who have not responded to routine oral...
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<p>It can be difficult to tell whether a vaguely palpable abdominal mass is intra-abdominal, in the abdominal wall, or...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Here's a simple way to calculate the correct pediatric dosage of acetaminophen/codeine elixir.</p></div>
Urge incontinence, also referred to as overactive bladder-wet, is the involuntary loss of urine accompanied by or immediately preceded by a sensation of urgency. It has a reported overall prevalence of...
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<p>Angioedema developed in a white male patient who was taking an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB). How frequent is such a...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>My 45-year-old paraplegic patient had deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the thigh 6 months ago and has been taking <span...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>It is sometimes difficult for women with genital warts to visualize their lesions.</p></div>
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<p>The goal of treatment in acute coronary syndromes is the restoration and maintenance of myocardial perfusion. To this end, numerous pharmacological...
<p>A recent study suggests a causal relationship between oral pathology—that is, gingivitis and periodontitis—and stroke.<sup>1</sup> Periodontitis is the leading cause of tooth loss in...
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<p>My patient recently had herpes zoster. Should she be given the zoster vaccine?</p>
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<p>A 57-year-old woman presents with swelling of the hands that began several weeks earlier and is now worsening. She denies joint pain, and she has no history of trauma or significant vascular...
<div id="article-content-body">Colonoscopy revealed diverticulosis in a 47-year-old man who had presented with rectal bleeding. A polypoid lesion was noted in the sigmoid colon</div> ...
<p class="MsoNormal">A 65-year-old woman seeks evaluation of a tender, pruritic patchy rash on the trunk and extremities, as well as tender lips. Her symptoms began after she started taking...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>If a small to moderate amount of isolated microscopic hematuria is detected on a routine urinalysis in a non-smoking patient younger than 40 or 50...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>A 67-year-old man presented with right lower quadrant pain of 3 days' duration. CT findings suggested acute appendicitis with ascites and omental...
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<p>Oral contraceptive (OC) pills are frequently prescribed for a variety of clinical purposes. These medications--which contain varying amounts of...
