A 60-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 1-week history of cough, dyspnea, and lower extremity edema. His medical history was significant for alcoholic cirrhosis, type 2 diabetes, and...
A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2- to 3-week history of worsening upper abdominal and hypogastric abdominal pain with some radiation to his back, which was exacerbated by...
A 73-year-old woman presented to a primary care office with a 1-week history of cough. Her cough was nonproductive and not associated with any sinonasal congestion or postnasal drainage.
Allergic conditions are the most common life-altering, and sometimes life-threatening, disorders affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Oftentimes, people with allergies and their health care...
An 11-month-old boy was brought to our University of Florida Child Protection Team by child welfare services after his foster mother had noticed what appeared to be “10 healing puncture wounds” on the...
A 22-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 6-day history of intermittent fever, shortness of breath, cough, diarrhea, and chills. He had gone to a bar with friends who were visiting from...
Incidental adrenal tumors are common but are most often asymptomatic. The challenge for primary care providers is to determine the hormone secretion status and malignancy potential. This article outlines...
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about the role of the primary care provider in children and youth with cerebral palsy, the risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with medications used in...
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 4 top papers you may have missed in September 2022, including screening for type 2 diabetes, vaccines and asthma, and the treatment of pancreatitis and...
A 56-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of an asymptomatic rash on his bilateral thighs. He also reported occasional sores in his mouth. On further questioning, the patient reported recent weight...
