By Lauren Foster
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hypertension is a pervasive chronic disease affecting approximately 65 million adults in the United States, and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality [1]. Antihypertensives …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Anal cancer screening – A case for screening anal paps
January 24, 2013
By Nelson Sanchez, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case:
A 56 year-old homosexual male presents to your clinic to ask whether or not he should have an anal Pap smear. The patient is HIV positive, …
Promising New Hepatitis C Medications Raise Hopes, Questions
January 17, 2013
By Carl M. Gay, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 61-year old man with a history of chronic genotype 1b hepatitis C virus infection of unknown duration arrives for his semiannual appointment …
Mystery Quiz-The Answer
January 10, 2013Elizabeth Mulaikal MD, Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The answer to the mystery quiz is pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii infection. The patient’s clinical presentation of fevers and night sweats suggested an infectious process or B symptoms due to lymphoma. The initial chest radiograph (image 1) demonstrated a left hilar mass which …
Mystery Quiz
December 21, 2012Elizabeth Mulaikal MD, Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The patient is a 55 year old African American male with a 60 pack year history of tobacco use and AIDS,who presented with 1 month of intermittent fevers and weight loss. His most recent CD4 count and viral load were 2/cmm and …
Kidney Stones and Climate Change
October 10, 2012
By Jeffrey Shyu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Climate change has been linked to a variety of adverse effects on human health, effects that are expected to worsen in the coming decades [1]. …
Olympics and Medicine By The Numbers
October 7, 2012
By Tracey Liebman
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The summer games may be over, but we’re still entertained by the 2012 Olympics! Here are a few medicine-related fun facts about the London Games.
Demographics of Summer 2012 Olympics:
10,500 athletes, 70,000+ volunteers, 20,000 media and …
Morgellons: Real Disease or Delusion Turned Internet Meme?
October 3, 2012
By Robert Mazgaj
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Morgellons disease is an “unexplained dermopathy†characterized by fibers emerging from skin lesions, and associated with various cutaneous sensations.[1] Inspired by a curious medical condition reported …