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abdominal pain
What's The Take Home?
A 42-Year-Old Man With Persistent Abdominal Pain
09/13/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor
A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.
09/13/2024
Poll
opioid prescription
Poll
Opioid Use and Constipation
09/08/2024
Do you often evaluate defecation function among patients with constipation who are on opioids or were recently on opioids? Let us know by taking the poll!
09/08/2024
Conference Coverage
MB
Conference Coverage
Key Approaches to Managing Diabetic Foot Infection
09/07/2024
In her session at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care in National Harbor, Maryland, Mary Bessesen, MD, focuses on the basic principles for diagnosing diabetic foot infections and reviews the key...
09/07/2024

Interactive Features

Poll
opioid prescription
Poll
Opioid Use and Constipation
09/08/2024
Do you often evaluate defecation function among patients with constipation who are on opioids or were recently on opioids? Let us know by taking the poll!
09/08/2024
Photoclinic Challenge
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Photoclinic Challenge
Can You Diagnose These Painful Lesions on the Patient's Right Palm?
06/04/2024
Consultant360’s Photoclinic Challenge is an interactive quiz based on an image featured in a Photoclinic article. View the slideshow for a brief overview of the case, patient history, and a key hint. For...
06/04/2024
Legal Pearl
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Legal Pearl
US Supreme Court Raises Bar for Prosecuting Physicians Who Prescribe Opioids for Pain
05/07/2024
In two lower court trials, two physicians were accused and convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Were they at fault?
05/07/2024
Poll
Poll
Chronic Pain and Mental Health
05/03/2024
Do you discuss mental health with your patients with chronic pain caused by a rheumatic or musculoskeletal disease? Let us know by taking our quick poll.
05/03/2024
POLL
POLL
Improving Movement in Osteoarthritis
04/04/2024
Which nondrug therapy do you recommend to patients to improve movement and reduce pain caused by osteoarthritis? Let us know by taking our poll!
04/04/2024

Clinical Insights

Conference Coverage
MB
Conference Coverage
Key Approaches to Managing Diabetic Foot Infection
09/07/2024
In her session at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care in National Harbor, Maryland, Mary Bessesen, MD, focuses on the basic principles for diagnosing diabetic foot infections and reviews the key...
09/07/2024
Conference Coverage
PUPC
Conference Coverage
Wrap-Up: Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care
07/24/2024

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP
In his PUPC 2024 session, "Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care," Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP, provided an overview of...
07/24/2024
Video
James Matera, DO
Video
The Management of Patients With Chronic Gout vs Acute Gout
05/29/2024

James Matera, DO

James Matera, DO
In this video, James Matera, DO, discusses guidelines for managing patients with chronic gout vs acute gout, hyperuricemia, and the symptom burden and risk factors of gout. This is part two of a three-part...
05/29/2024
expert Q&A
Hyon K. Choi, MD, DrPH
expert Q&A
Association of Serum Urate Levels With Subsequent Gout Flares
05/03/2024

Hyon K Choi, MD, DrPH

Hyon K Choi, MD, DrPH
In this expert Q&A, lead study author Hyon K. Choi, MD, DrPH, discusses his team's study examining the association between serum urate levels and the rate of recurrent gout flares among patients with a...
05/03/2024
Video
Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP
Video
A Man With Severe Tophaceous Gout, Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease
03/28/2024

Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP

Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP
In this video, Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP, discusses the clinical challenges and strategies in managing a patient with severe tophaceous gout and stage 3 chronic kidney disease, including urate-lowering...
03/28/2024