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It was the early 1980s, I was a resident in the emergency room, and the patient had fever, flank pain, hypotension, and a normal urinalysis.

When a professional soccer player required ankle surgery, his electrocardiogram showed several abnormalities.

A homeless man presents with burning pain and lesions in his arm for the past 2 to 3 days.

Oral abnormalities can result from nutritional deficiencies and a host of other conditions.

The risk can be reduced by using a checklist before discharge and by implementing outpatient programs that continue patient education and provide rapid access to medical support if needed.

Focusing on the readmission rate diverts attention from more proactive ways to improve safety, quality, and value.

This is typically a benign childhood infection—except when it isn’t so benign or when it occurs in an adult.

Committed patients can lose weight and control their diabetes, but they need encouragement and close supervision.

Radon exposure is the second most common cause of lung cancer, but the evidence so far does not support screening for lung cancer in people exposed to it.

An overview of its pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, complications, and future possible treatment.

A reader comments on stress testing in asymptomatic patients at low risk (July 2014).

A reader comments on stress testing in asymptomatic patients at low risk (July 2014).