A 26-year-old woman presented with intermittent vision changes in her left eye of 5 months' duration. Episodes that lasted 1 to 8 seconds were described as darkening of vision in her left eye, which was...
A 73-year-old white female was becoming increasingly forgetful, reclusive, and had declining medical care in the past year. She presented with confusion, and her daughter-in-law said she was pulling out her...
David L. Kaplan—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
David L. Kaplan—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
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A 41-year-old female presented with concerns about an enlarging irregular pigmented macule on the left temple that has changed over the last year in both size and color.
David L. Kaplan—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
David L. Kaplan—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
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A 66-year-old male presented with a small, asymmetrical, 2 mm blue nodule on the sun-exposed portion of his arm of a few months duration. There is no history of trauma and it does not blanch.
Emily Ann K. Andaya, MD, Nabil Rizk, MD, and Sumit Folga, MD
Emily Ann K. Andaya, MD, Nabil Rizk, MD, and Sumit Folga, MD
A 51-year-old white male with mental disability and known seizure disorder presented to his neurologist with a new onset of headache, dizziness, confusion, weakness, lethargy, and hand tremors.
Michelle Feinberg, MD, and Donald Shields, MD
A 76-year-old male was brought to the hospital following a ground-level fall. Despite an initial loss of consciousness, he was at his normal neurological baseline upon hospital admission.
A 29-year-old Indian female with a past medical history of right cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis was referred to our clinic from ophthalmology for worsening uveitis.
Karin Sterl, MD, and Kim A. Carmichael, MD—Series Editor
Karin Sterl, MD, and Kim A. Carmichael, MD—Series Editor
Since type 2 diabetes is associated with multiple physiologic abnormalities, combination therapy may help address many of these concerns concomitantly so as to minimize side effects and provide rapid...
Home monitoring of blood pressure and blood glucose have become mainstays in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes, allowing patients to take an active role in their disease management.
Maya Myslenski, MD, and David Effon, MD—Series Editor
Maya Myslenski, MD, and David Effon, MD—Series Editor
A 25-month-old white female presented with a 1.5-week history of intermittent, cramping, diffuse abdominal pain, increasing irritability, and decreased activity.
It should come as no surprise that physicians have repeatedly (and correctly) been accused of overprescribing antibiotics. The blame is not necessarily one-sided; patients often demand antibiotics to treat...
Steven Milligan, MD, is a family practitioner at the Centura Family Care and faculty member at the Southern Colorado Family Medicine Residency. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice since 1987 and a fellow for the American Academy of Family Practitioners since 1990.
Bonnie Wong, DO, is a resident at Southern Colorado Family Medicine.
Steven Milligan, MD, is a family practitioner at the Centura Family Care and faculty me...
This article provides an overview of prediabetes and reviews the lifestyle interventions that can play a critical role in preventing patients from developing diabetes.
Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH, is assistant professor of dermatology, director of inpatient dermatology, and director of pediatric dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.
Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH, is assistant professor of dermatology, director of inpatie...
Since prompt identification and treatment of cellulitis is critical, primary care physicians should be familiar with the condition and know when to reach out to a specialist for assessment to provide the...
Anamaria Shanley, MSN, ARNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner at The Compass Clinic in Orlando, FL. Ira Goodman, MD, is the director of neurosciences at The Compass Clinic,as well associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, FL. Nima Khosravani, MS, is the director of research at The Compass Clinic in Orlando, FL. Kurt Cicilioni, BS, is the clinical research coordinator at Compass Research in Orlando, FL.
Anamaria Shanley, MSN, ARNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner at The Compass Clinic in Orland...
This article reviews the prevalence, cost, and diagnosis of AD and presents 2 case studies demonstrating the clinical utility of florbetapir, an amyloid imaging compound, as part of the diagnostic...
January brings with it the start of a fresh year and here, at Consultant, we’re gearing up for a big 2015. In the coming months, you’ll see a continued focus on publishing visually engaging case reports,...
