Posted By Robert Smith, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
62 year old male smoker with past medical history notable for hypertension, copd, comes to clinic complaining of chronic cough x 6 months with minimal sputum, no wheezing. Lung exam shows decreased breath sounds throughout. Pt had the …
Last week, the FDA issued a public health advisory regarding the use of methadone (trade name Dolophine) for chronic pain. Death and life threatening side effects have been reported in patients newly starting …
Morning Report-Tisch Hospital
Case Presentation: 83 year old with a past medical history of hypertension noted erytematous plaques with scale about 1 year ago. The rash was associated with diffuse pruritis at that time. The patient subsequently underwent several …
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Several Taco Bell restaurants in our area have been shut down recently due to an outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7. At least 22 people are infected, and most are under age 18. Interestingly, at …
56 year old Hispanic female with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes on oral medications, hyperlipidemia and normal renal function. Over the past 2 years she has been noted to have mild …
In the summer of 2002, I worked in DC for the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA), which is an umbrella organization that represents the largest pharmaceutical companies. It was …
Low HDL is a well known independent risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. As a result, there have been several attempts to develop medications to raise HDL. Specific targets include the inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein, which plays …