Table of Contents
From the Editor
- The peacock and the doctor
Of the seven deadly sins, the worst is pride—avoid a chauvinistic attitude when caring for international patients.
The Clinical Picture
- Bilateral earlobe creases and coronary artery disease
Bilateral earlobe creases may be useful to look for in cases of suspected coronary artery disease.
- Plexiform neurofibroma
A 19-year-old woman presented with diffuse swelling on her neck and face that had been growing gradually for 12 years.
Review
- Benefits and challenges of caring for international patients
Improving the quality of care and the clinical experience for both providers and patients.
Editorial
- Seeking medical care abroad: A challenge to empathy
Empathy for international patients is not merely a matter of kindness, it is central to healing.
Review
- Serotonin syndrome: Preventing, recognizing, and treating it
Serotonin syndrome can be easily overlooked, misdiagnosed, or exacerbated. Early recognition is critical.
Im Board Review
- Left ventricular thrombosis can still complicate acute myocardial infarction
Despite revascularization, the next day the patient had an ejection fraction of 35% and a mass in the left ventricle.
Review
- Breaking the pain contract: A better controlled-substance agreement for patients on chronic opioid therapy
Common limitations of current pain treatment “contracts,” and strategies to improve them.
- Influenza: Still more important than Zika virus in 2016–2017
Despite all the news reports, infl uenza still kills or hospitalizes more people than Zika.
- Update on the management of intestinal failure
Bowel resection can lead to inability to maintain nutritional homeostasis, a serious complication.
Departments
- Menopausal hormone therapy (August 2016)
A reader comments on menopausal hormone therapy (August 2016).