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- Disseminated molluscum contagiosum lesions in an HIV patient
The patient was diagnosed with HIV-related encephalopathy and disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
- Measuring both serum amylase and lipase for acute pancreatitis lowers quality and raises cost
Measuring lipase alone is sufficient.
- An unexpected cause of shoulder pain
The patient’s scapula protruded abnormally during forward flexion and abduction of the arm.
Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemiaIt is most common in patients with renal impairment, can be life-threatening, and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
- A 68-year-old man with a blue toe
The patient had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, which caused cholesterol crystal embolism.
- Patients with challenging behaviors: Communication strategies
Having a plan to deal with difficult personality types leads to better communication and outcomes—and less stress.
- Whether to anticoagulate: Toward a more reasoned approach
The patient’s life expectancy and personal preferences are important and affect the decision.
- Pseudo-Wellens syndrome after heavy marijuana use
Acute marijuana intoxication is associated with reversible changes in the P and T waves and ST segments.
- Porcelain heart in a uremic patient
Constrictive pericarditis due to secondary hyperparathyroidism occurs in up to 4% of patients with end-stage renal disease.