Before you read the answer, please review the original Mystery Quiz posted 11/18/16.
Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The answer to the mystery quiz is aspiration pneumonia.  The CXR (Image 1) shows a total opacification of the right hemithorax. Importantly, the tracheal air column is deviated to the side of the opacification. …
By Michael Tanner, MD
Glucagon: a 29-amino-acid polypeptide secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas in response to hypoglycemia or starvation.Â
Insulin: a 51-amino-acid polypeptide secreted by the beta cells of the …
By Maria Sunseri, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week we saw America’s favorite musical deliver an unscripted yet heartfelt message at the end of the performance to audience member Vice President-Elect Mike Pence. And …
Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The patient is an 86 year old man who presented with weakness, lethargy and falls. His history was noteworthy for an episode of empyema nine years earlier that was managed with tube thoracostomy followed by decortication. Seven years prior to this admission, upper endoscopy revealed …
By Andrew ElDabh, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week finally concluded one of the more bizarre election seasons in American political history, as business magnate Donald Trump defeated heavy favorite Hillary Clinton in …
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated April 17, 2013
By David G. Rosenthal and Robert Gianotti, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case: A 33-year-old man comes to your clinic complaining of worsening …
By Amar Parikh, MD
Peer Reviewed
Welcome to Gamechangers, a series that takes a critical look at the latest in medical literature to answer one important question: would the results of this article …
By Nishan Bingham, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week, Ken Burns announced that he will have to remake his documentary series, Baseball, after the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the …