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- A farmer with chest pain and lung nodules
The patient, age 50, was treated 25 years ago for brucellosis. But he is also a 30-pack-year smoker. What does he have?
- Kidneys have a lot of nerve
Renal denervation shows promise. But hypertension is a heterogeneous condition, and the patient’s underlying pathophysiology may dictate the response to this physiologically based therapy.
- Fire, skin, and fat: Inflammation, psoriasis, and cardiovascular disease
The connection between psoriasis and atherosclerosis is not well understood, but we should be vigilant about cardiovascular risk factors in these patients.
- A skin lesion after cardiac catheterization
Two days after coronary angiography, the patient developed pain, cyanosis, and lesions on the sole of his foot. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- The apples and oranges of cost-effectiveness
Cost-effectiveness analysis, our best tool for comparing apples and oranges, is itself a lot like apples and oranges.
- Psoriasis: Evolving treatment for a complex disease
Although topical steroids and phototherapy are mainstays of treatment, biologic agents give new hope to patients with severe disease.
- Acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: An evidence-based review
Can we rule it out based on the history and physical examination? Is lumbar puncture needed, and should computed tomography of the head be done first? Which drugs should we start empirically?
- Sudden hypoxia during knee surgery
Fat embolism syndrome is an unpredictable condition with varied presentation.