ALEXANDER SY, MD SHOBHANA CHAUDHARI, MD New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York
ALEXANDER SY, MD
SHOBHANA CHAUDHARI, MD
New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital...
A 77-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes mellitus with neuropathy and nephropathy, coronary artery disease, and previous stroke with residual right hemiparesis was hospitalized because of abdominal...
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the Univer...
The past 3 decades have seen a profound paradigmatic shift in the treatments available for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because the disease is complicated by a variety of macrovascular and microvascular...
Dr Shahady is clinical professor of family medicine at the University of Miami in Florida; an associate faculty member in the residency program at St Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla; and medical director of the Diabetes Master Clinician Program of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians Foundation in Jacksonville. He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT. Dr Shahady reports that he has received grants from Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. He is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Pfizer and Merck and has provided expert testimony for AstraZeneca.
EDWARD J. SHAHADY, MDUniversity of MiamiDr Shahady is clinical professor of family medi...
<p><strong>ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common and most frustrating diseases in primary care. The multiple barriers to effective care may lead to burnout and inertia for both...
By REBECCA S. SOWELL, PharmD, NATHAN A. PINNER, PharmD, and TIMOTHY SELF, PharmD—Series Editor Methodist University Hospital and University of Tennessee, Memphis
Dr Sowell and Dr Pinner are PGY2 clinical pharmacy residents at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis and instructors at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Dr Self is professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and clinical specialist at Methodist University Hospital.
By REBECCA S. SOWELL, PharmD, NATHAN A. PINNER, PharmD, and TIMOTHY SELF, PharmD—Serie...
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Fluoroquinolone antibiotics have activity against a wide range of gram-positive, gram-negative, and atypical bacteria. This class of...
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Performing Papanicolaou tests in obese patients can be difficult: during the speculum examination, the sidewalls of the vagina tend to occlude...
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Many of my patients who use eyedrops have had great success with the following technique. <br></span></span></p>
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Patients are usually unaware of lesions that may have developed on their back. <br></span></span></p>
<p><span class="article-text"><span>To increase the cooperation of preschool children during an otic examination, try playing the “magic flashlight” game. Take turns with the...
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kan...
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kan...
By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of ...
<p><img alt="" height="150" src="/sites/default/files/Screenshot_40_small.jpg" style="float:left" width="150" />A 24-year-old man seeks...
<p>Over the past 2 years I have successfully treated a number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using a combination of <span class="DrugLink">gemifloxacin<span...
HENRY SCHNEIDERMAN, MD—Series Editor—and ALEXANDER MBEWE, MD | August 3, 2009
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HENRY SCHNEIDERMAN, MD—Series Editor—and ALEXANDER MBEWE, MD | August 3, 2009
This art...