Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Blending classic clinical skills with new technology
Back “in the day,” the giants of medicine relied on old-fashioned skills; today, we have an upgraded set of tools.
The Clinical Picture
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: Uncommon presentation of lung cancer
The patient presented with bilateral ankle joint pain, swelling of the ankles and wrists, and digital clubbing.
1-Minute Consult
- Which patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease should undergo liver biopsy?
Patients should undergo biopsy to guide management and prognosis if suspected of having steatohepatitis or fibrosis.
The Clinical Picture
- An unexpected cause of shoulder pain
The patient’s scapula protruded abnormally during forward flexion and abduction of the arm.
Editorial
- When the tail wags the dog: Clinical skills in the age of technology
Old-fashioned clinical skills are more relevant than ever in an era of technology.
Im Board Review
- Confusion and hypercalcemia in an 80-year-old man
His total serum calcium level is 14.4 mg/dL. What is the cause?
Cardiology Tall Rounds
Cardiogenic shock: From ECMO to Impella and beyondSeveral devices can serve as a bridge to recovery, transplant, or a long-term device.
Review
- Maternal asthma: Management strategies
The benefits of asthma treatment during pregnancy outweigh the risks associated with the medications used.
- Life after breast, prostate, and colon cancer: Primary care’s role
When patients survive cancer, they eventually come back to their primary care physician—with special needs.
- Treating Helicobacter pylori effectively while minimizing misuse of antibiotics
H pylori infection is an infectious disease and should be treated like one, with due consideration of resistance.
- Hypoglycemia after gastric bypass: An emerging complication
Post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia arises late and is probably more common than initially thought.
