Index by author
Mandell, Brian F.
- The pretravel visit: A ‘teaching moment’
Often, a pretravel visit is also a good time to introduce concepts of preventive health to patients who might not otherwise be accessible or amenable.
Naranjo-sintes, Ramón
- Giant nodules on the hands
A 78-year-old man with hyperuricemia treated with allopurinol presents with asymptomatic nodules on both hands. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Parsi, Mansour A.
- The Courvoisier sign
A 60-year-old woman has had jaundice, dark-colored urine, and light-colored stools for the past several days. On examination, her gallbladder is palpable.
Pitchumoni, C. S.
- When should serum amylase and lipase levels be repeated in a patient with acute pancreatitis?
In general, repeating these measurements has no value once the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is made.
Powell, Brenda
Risks of travel, benefits of a specialist consultBefore going abroad to risky areas, most people ought to visit their primary care physicians, and many should be referred to a specialist in travel medicine.
Tepper, Deborah E.
- Breaking the cycle of medication overuse headache
Some migraine patients fall into a trap by overusing their headache medications. Fortunately, we can break the cycle.
Tepper, Stewart J.
- Breaking the cycle of medication overuse headache
Some migraine patients fall into a trap by overusing their headache medications. Fortunately, we can break the cycle.
Ulubay, Gaye
- Bony bridge of a bifid rib
A 21-year-old man presents with 3 days of cough and hemoptysis. A chest x-ray reveals a congenital anomaly.
Yegneswaran, Balaji
- When should serum amylase and lipase levels be repeated in a patient with acute pancreatitis?
In general, repeating these measurements has no value once the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is made.
