A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of shortness of breath, cough, and wheezing. His medical history was significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and...
A 71-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes presented with dyspnea and septic shock. Volume resuscitation and antibiotics...
A 31-year-old woman is seen in the office several weeks after having sustained a Doppler ultrasonography–confirmed deep vein thrombosis of her left popliteal vein with some extension proximally. She had...
A 3-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department for episodes of cyanosis. His mouth had turned blue, and the discoloration had spread up to his forehead and had lasted for 30 seconds.
The optimal dietary goal to achieve therapeutic glucose and lipid levels in patients with type 2 diabetes remains unclear. This review aims to summarize existing evidence from systematic reviews and...
A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department after being referred by his internist when excessively elevated blood pressure readings were recorded. He had presented to his physician after having...
Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and throughout the world. Fewer than 10% of people with OUD receive effective treatment.
In this column, we will continue discussing the 62-year-old man from last month’s column. The patient had been adherent to the prescribed treatment regimen and was doing well following his episode of...
In part 2 of our “Test Your Knowledge” series, Michael Bloch, MD, asks you to identify which factor is most likely contributing to the patient’s resistant hypertension.
