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 Edito...
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<p>Does the evidence still support vitamin and...
MICHAEL J. RUCKENSTEIN, MD, MSc, FACS University of Pennsylvania
LINDSAY A. GOODSTEIN University of Maryland
Dr Ruckenstein is professor of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Ms Goodstein is a medical student at University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. The authors report that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
MICHAEL J. RUCKENSTEIN, MD, MSc, FACS...
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<p>ABSTRACT: Painstaking elucidation of a patient’s symptoms is the key component of the diagnostic workup for dizziness and vertigo. Light-headedness and...
Dr Agrawal is a radiology resident and Dr Kizilbash is a general pediatrician at mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Roli Agrawal, MDSarah Kizilbash, MDDr...
<p>A 5-month-old girl is brought for evaluation of a neck swelling that had appeared 2 days earlier and had pro- gressively enlarged. She has also had cough and subjective fever. She has had no...
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<p>For several weeks, this 72-year-old man has had progressive periorbital edema (A) that was initially thought to be allergic in...
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, JDColumbia Un...
<P><SPAN>ABSTRACT: Skin aging results from both intrinsic factors (ie, alterations of cutaneous function) and extrinsic factors (eg, ultraviolet radiation that induces photoaging). Age-related...
By MATTHEW P. SISITKI, MD and RICHART W. HARPER, MD
Dr Sisitki is a fellow in the division of pulmonary and critical care at the University of California at Davis. Dr Harper is associate professor in the division of pulmonary and critical care at the University of California at Davis.
The authors report that they have no relevant financial disclosures or conflicts of interest.
By MATTHEW P. SISITKI, MD and RICHART...
Woman with history of migraine headaches rushed to the emergency department with a new-onset seizure and diagnosed with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
Dr Rubin is professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and chief of clinical hematology in the department of medicine at Temple University Hospital, both in Philadelphia.
Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor
Dr...
A 58-year-old woman is evaluated after routine blood tests revealed elevated transaminase levels. She is asymptomatic and reports no complaints.
Hiral Patel, DO and James Guidice, Do University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford
Hiral Patel, DO and James Guidice, Do...
<p>For 4 days, a 34-year-old preg- nant woman had dyspnea and right-sided chest pain. She denied fever, chills, sweats, cough, lower extremity pain,and edema. Surgical and social histories were...
Dr Wu is clinical professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He is also associate program director of internal medicine and internal medicine clerkship director at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Conn.
BARRY J. WU, MD, FACPYale University&...
ABSTRACT: Major depression is a common illness in primary care that can be under-recognized. The United States Preventive Services Task Force guideline recommends screening for depression in adults when...
<div class="column"><p><span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Half way through a 15-minute iontophoresis treatment for de Quervain tenosynovitis of the...
<p><span class="Apple-tab-span"></span>Over the past year, asymptomatic wartlike nodules had slowly developed on&nbsp;the fingers of both hands of a 57-year-old woman. During...
Constantine Bouropoulos, MD, IoannIs Tsironis, MD, Chousam Dauacher, MD, and Christos Tatsis, MD
Constantine Bouropoulos, MD,IoannIs T...
<p><span>A 38-year-old woman was hospitalized because of bilateral flank pain and gross hematuria. Her medical history included autosomal dominant (adult) polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Her...
GERMAINE l. DEFENDI, MD Olive View–University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, Sylmar
GERMAINE l. DEFENDI, MD Olive Vi...
<P><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span></SPAN>A 4-year-old boy with Down syndrome who underwent chest radiography while hospitalized for fevers, respiratory distress,&nbsp;and hypoxia was found...
James W. Click, MD Barbara B. Wilson, MD University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
James W. Click, MDBarbara B. Wilson, ...
<p>For the past 7 years, an obese 22-year-old African American woman had had asymptomatic, velvety hyperpigmentation on both cheeks. Similar&nbsp;hyperpigmentation was present on the neck, in the...
Dr Keeley is associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. Dr Keeley developed a simulation model to teach the pediatric ear examination and pneumatic otoscopy. The model is patented and has been commercially produced. Dr Keeley receives small royalties from its sale.
MEG G. KEELEY, MD
University of Virgi...
An accurate ear examination is dependent on the quality of the equipment, an adequately restrained patient, and the ability to visualize the tympanic membrane.
Dr Keeley is associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. Dr Keeley developed a simulation model to teach the pediatric ear examination and pneumatic otoscopy. The model is patented and has been commercially produced. Dr Keeley receives small royalties from its sale.
MEG G. KEELEY, MD
University of Virgi...
An accurate ear examination is dependent on the quality of the equipment, an adequately restrained patient, and the ability to visualize the tympanic membrane.
Dr Keeley is associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. Dr Keeley developed a simulation model to teach the pediatric ear examination and pneumatic otoscopy. The model is patented and has been commercially produced. Dr Keeley receives small royalties from its sale.
MEG G. KEELEY, MD
University of Virgi...
An accurate ear examination is dependent on the quality of the equipment, an adequately restrained patient, and the ability to visualize the tympanic membrane.
Dr Colgan is associate professor of family and community medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He was the School’s nominee to the Association of American Medical Colleges for its Humanism in Medicine Award, and the recipient of numerous faculty teaching awards, including the School’s Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching. Dr Colgan is the author of Advice to the Young Physician: On the Art of Medicine, which is available on Amazon.com.
RICHARD COLGAN, MD University of Mary...
<div class="column"><p><span>Medical </span><span>education is critically important to the evolution of medicine as a whole. The physician’s education is ongoing...
In this, the last issue of our 51st year of publication, we want to extend our thanks to the following reviewers who appraised at least one manuscript for us in 2011.
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 Un...
A 5-year-old girl with atopic dermatitis is brought to your office with a 4-day history of what the mother describes as “itchy eczema” on her legs.
