Imaging
- Pseudopathologic vertebral body enhancement
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed sclerotic enhancement of the T1 vertebral body and the vertebral bodies from C2 to T2.
- The obesity paradox in heart failure: What is the role of cardiorespiratory fitness?
What should these patients be advised about weight management and about cardiorespiratory fitness, a major factor influencing the paradox?
- Aspiration of a partial denture after an ischemic stroke
A bedside evaluation inaccurately led to the conclusion that it was safe to advance to a dysphagia diet.
Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalistPOCUS has emerged as a vital tool in various disciplines of medicine.
- Fibrous epulis: A tumorlike gingival lesion
A 40-year-old woman presented with an enlarging mass measuring 20 mm by 18 mm.
- Recognizing a retirement, and a calcium deposition syndrome
Personnel changes at CCJM, and underrecognition of calcium deposition in the cervical spine.
- Crowned dens syndrome: Caution about asymptomatic calcification
An 88-year-old man developed fever, headache, and posterior neck pain resistant to initial therapy.
- Calcium pyrophosphate deposition and crowned dens syndrome
Patients are typically over age 65, often with significant leukocytosis and dramatically elevated inflammatory markers.
- Puffy hand syndrome
A 37-year-old man visited the rheumatology clinic for evaluation of swelling of his fingers and hands.
