A 16-year-old boy is concerned that his right index finger looks "odd." The finger is several centimeters longer than his left index finger, and it is also wider.
Primary care physicians are regularly tasked with managing the biggest healthcare challenges today. As obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease become more common, physicians must hone their...
<div class="article-blurb" id="article-deck"><strong>ABSTRACT: </strong><strong>The key consideration in diagnosing premenstrual disorders is the timing of the...
Exercise has consistently been shown to improve the quality of life and psychological well-being of the general population. Despite these well-documented health benefits of regular exercise, more than 50%...
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton, with variable involvement of nonarticular structures and peripheral joints.
<p>A&nbsp;37-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with a headache that developed approximately 3 days earlier. The throbbing headache has worsened over the past few days...
Cervical cancer remains one of the most prevalent diseases affecting women worldwide. Essentially all cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and two high-risk subtypes, HPV 16...
Twenty-four hours after a car accident, a 47-year-old man with chronic low back pain-which had been diagnosed years earlier as "arthritis" of the spine-presented with back and...
