Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is an 84 year old man who presents with small amounts of hemoptysis for one week prior to admission. He is a life-long non-smoker who began having cough with sputum production for one year without fever, chills, nightsweats, …
By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. H was an 85-year-old former merchant marine and self-proclaimed lothario who presented to the VA emergency room with a six-month history of lymphadenopathy, a …
By Brandon Oberweis, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case Report:
A 65-year-old male with a past medical history significant for NYHA class IV heart failure was found by his wife …
By Matt Johnson, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
After surveying the bevy of medical literature this week, a common theme that emerged was that of the many disparities in the world …
By Irene Isabel Payad Lim, MD and Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The February 27, 2010 earthquake in Chile measured 8.8 on the Richter scale and displaced nearly 2 million …
By Jeff Shyu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This past week saw the passage of the Health Care Repeal Act by the now Republican led House of Representatives. This symbolic gesture has little …
How to Counsel a Patient on Prostate Cancer Screening in 5 Minutes
By Caprice Cadacio, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A good screening test is relatively inexpensive and noninvasive. In addition, …
By Joshua Smith, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
CASE: A 54-year-old Asian female with no significant past medical history presents to her primary care physician with the complaint of several weeks of …