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- Dyspnea and cough in a lung transplant recipient
The patient developed sudden shortness of breath at rest, a decline in home spirometry values, and dry cough and fatigue.
- Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment
The authors identify and review 3 main diagnostic categories: local causes, functional anorectal pain, and neuropathic pain syndromes.
- Spotty skin pigmentation in Carney complex
Characteristic skin findings and their locations can indicate underlying hereditary lentiginosis syndromes.
- Atypical erythema as a clinical presentation of tinea incognito
The lesions were originally diagnosed as contact allergic dermatitis and treated with topical corticosteroids, but culture revealed Trichophyton rubrum.
- Skin-colored papules on the cheeks, acrochordons on the axillae
Biopsy revealed dermal follicular structures surrounded by a perifollicular fibrous sheath and a densely fibrous stroma, consistent with a fibrofolliculoma.
Anticoagulation management of post-cardiac surgery new-onset atrial fibrillationA review of studies and recommendations for this condition.
- Palliative care: An update for internists
A review of recent research to guide symptom management, advance-care planning, and communication training to maximize compassionate care.
- Managing stage 1 hypertension: Consider the risks, stop the progression
Guidelines on managing patients with stage 1 hypertension and a low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- The underappreciated role of documentation in improving COPD care
Despite the importance of providing guideline-concordant care, there are still barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations in providing care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
