Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is pulmonary artery aneurysm. The chest CT shows a very round lesion in the left lower lobe with possible surrounding ground glass opacity. This perfectly round shadow suggests a vascular …
By Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Blood Count”
2.65 x 10[13]
# of erythrocytes in circulation, assuming Hematocrit 45%[1]
120
Lifespan in days of an …
By Lee Rasamny
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For thousands of years, humans have been fascinated with the idea of slowing and perhaps even reversing the process of aging. From Ponce de León to modern …
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
After the greatest professional sporting day of the year, count on Primecuts to bring …
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 …
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 …
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 …