Volume 57 - Issue 11 - November 2017

Consultant

Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
05/12/2020

Ronda Lunn, MPH
JAS Medical Management, Miramar, Florida

Syed A. A. Rizvi, PhD, MBA, and Sultan S. Ahmed, MD
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ayman M. Saleh, PhD
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mian Hasan, MD
Vanguard Medical Group, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Frantz Sainvil, PhD, MD, ScD
University of Science, Arts and Technology, Montserrat,
British West Indies

Jasmin Ahmed, MD
Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, Florida

Ronda Lunn, MPH JAS Medical Managemen...
WPW syndrome is one of the preexcitation disorders and is characterized by an alternative electrical pathway between the atria and the ventricles.
05/12/2020
What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
A Young Woman With Palpitations and Abnormal Thyroid Test Results
03/12/2020

Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor ...
A 33-year-old woman presented with palpitations of several months’ duration. She reported having the sensation of a racing heartbeat very frequently on most days. The sensations occurred at rest and during...
03/12/2020
Feature
Feature
A Review of Infective Endocarditis Associated With Congenital Heart Disease
01/31/2020

Evan J. Leonard, MS, MMS, PA-C; Brandon E. Kuebler, MD; Martin M. Zenni, MD; and Christopher B. Scuderi, DO

Evan J. Leonard, MS, MMS, PA-C; Brand...
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial infection that is typically caused by Staphylococcus or Streptococcus species and can be fatal if untreated.
01/31/2020
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Cerebrospinal Fluid Ascites as a Late Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement
08/05/2019

Maheen Siddiqi, MD, and Anil Kesavan, MD
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Maheen Siddiqi, MD, and Anil Kesavan,...
Ascites is defined as a pathologic amount of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. It is a relatively uncommon condition in the pediatric population.
08/05/2019
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Asthma Control During Pregnancy: Avoiding Frequent Pitfalls
07/22/2019
One in 500 expectant mothers experience serious health consequences from uncontrolled asthma during pregnancy, including maternal and/or perinatal death from asphyxia, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth...
07/22/2019
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Subclavian Steal Syndrome
11/12/2017

Alyson Dobracki, DO
Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Alyson Dobracki, DO Bryn Mawr Hospita...
A steal syndrome develops when blood flow pathologically diverts to a lower-resistance vascular bed.
11/12/2017
Case In Point
Case In Point
An Adolescent With a Self-Inflicted Forearm/Wrist Cutting Injury
11/11/2017
Self-inflicted forearm cutting injury and self-inflicted wrist cutting injury have many features in common.
11/11/2017
Case In Point
Case In Point
Addressing DRESS: A Case of a Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Reaction
11/08/2017

Anandita Arora, MD; Mohamed Ali Mohamed, MD; and Andrew D. Thompson, MD, PhD

Anandita Arora, MD; Mohamed Ali Moham...
DRESS syndrome has been known for many decades as a severe adverse reaction to a medication.
11/08/2017
Photo Quiz
Photo Quiz
What Is Causing This Man’s Severe Hyperkeratotic Lower-Extremity Lesions?
11/01/2017

Alyssa Vivas, DO, and Amanda Rapp, MD

Alyssa Vivas, DO, and Amanda Rapp, MD...
A 69-year-old man presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and was admitted to the intensive care unit.
11/01/2017
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
What Are This Woman’s Widespread Asymptomatic Nodules?
11/01/2017

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD; Benjamin Barankin, MD; and Amy A. M. Leung, OD 

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD; Benjam...
NF1 is the most prevalent neurocutaneous syndrome and accounts for about 90% of all cases of neurofibromatosis.
11/01/2017
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
11/01/2017

Jorge C. Parellada, MD, and Vinay Harkhani, MD
Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida

Nicole Parellada
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Jorge C. Parellada, MD, and Vinay Har...
A 51-year-old woman presented to the hospital with severe left eye pain and a diffuse vesicular rash around the left eye and on the forehead.
11/01/2017
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Urticaria Multiforme
11/01/2017

BHAGWAN DAS BANG, MD
Opp, Alabama

BHAGWAN DAS BANG, MDOpp, Alabama ...
A 2-year-old girl presented with a pruritic rash. Her mother said the rash had begun after the girl had helped her father in a wheat field.
11/01/2017