GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor | December 8, 2009
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. Dr Rutecki reports that he has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor | December 8, 2009
Dr Rutecki is professo...
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<p>Primary care physicians are called upon to assess risk in patients undergoing a variety of surgical procedures. In some ways, perioperative medicine...
To avoid causing any exacerbation of a skin tear or similar wound when changing a self-adherent soft silicone foam dressing, I draw an arrow on the dressing over the spot where the...
<p><span class="article-text"><span>When taking a patient’s sexual history, I find that the question “How many partners do you have?” rarely elicits a complete picture. Instead,...
<p>To help ensure that the annual foot examinations required in patients with diabetes are performed, we have a sign at the front of each examination room that says, “If you have diabetes, please take...
<p><span class="article-text"><span>Irrigating a child’s eye to wash out a toxic substance can be difficult. An effective way for a parent to do this is to put the child in the...
UMER FEROZE MALIK, MD, SHEELA KAPRE, MD, and AHMED MAHMOUD, MD San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, California
UMER FEROZE MALIK, MD, SHEELA KAPRE, MD, and AHMED MAHMOUD, MD San Joaquin General Hosp...
The multiple, symmetrically distributed, soft, nontender swellings on the shoulders and torso of a 56-year-old Hispanic man are characteristic of multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL), also known as Madelung...
<div id="article-content-body"><p><em>I read with interest Dr Adam Breinig’s Practical Pointer, “For Easier Pap Smears, Use a Condom” (CONSULTANT, August 2009, page 488). I agree...
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<p><em>Body mass index (BMI) facilitates meaningful comparison of the weights of children of varying heights. It is useful in population studies,...
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<p>In his Practical Pointer, “Take a Crack at Healing Fingertip Fissures” (CONSULTANT, March 2009, page 185), Ron Passeri, MD, recommended having...
