Editor's note: The author wishes to remain anonymous to protect the privacy of the patient and his family.
Editor's note: The author wishes to remain anonymous to protect the privacy of the pati...
<p>Teachers taught their students to respect the rules. Against that stood: A doctor is an advocate for his patient. Two hours later, following a plea to a ballpark executive, a road trip to a stadium...
HOWARD WEITZ, MD and RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor
HOWARD WEITZ, MD and RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Elective splenectomy has been scheduled for a 60-year-old man with severe idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) that has responded poorly to...
<div id="article-content-body"><p>Every year thousands of physicians must take—and pass—an examination to become board certified in internal or family medicine. Thousands more must...
VANESSA VASQUEZ, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine DAVID YI, MD University of Central Florida College of Medicine ASIM JANI, MD, MPH Emory University/Rollins School of Public Health
VANESSA VASQUEZ, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
DAVID YI, MD
University...
Early recognition of life-threatening infections, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, meningococcemia, and necrotizing fasciitis, is vital for treatment.
