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Volume 53 - Issue 8 - August 2013

Consultant

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A 13-year-old boy presents for evaluation and treatment of what he believes to be acne.
01/09/2017
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

Sonu Sahni, MD, Sameer Verma, MD, Sonia Arunabh Talwar, MD
Research Associates, Endocrinology Metabolism PC, Plainview , NY 
North Shore – LIJ Plainview Hospital, Plainview, NY 

Dr Sonia Talwar is the chief of endocrinology at North Shore Hospital at Plainview New York. Her interest is management of osteoporosis, thyroid disorders and developing innovative tools for weight loss management.  

Dr Sahni is a research associate with endocrinology and metabolism PC. His interest is developing computer-based learning tools for patient education.

Dr Verma is a research associate in endocrinology and metabolism PC. He is currently investigating the role of fatigue in patients with various metabolic problems.

Sonu Sahni, MD, Sameer Verma, MD, Sonia Arunabh Talwar, MDResearch Associates, Endocrin...
Periorbital subcutaneous calcification in a patient with diffuse systemic sclerosis.
08/28/2013
08/28/2013

Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH, FAPA

Ohio State University

Hani Raoul Khouzam, MBBCh, MPH, is the staff psychiatrist at VA Central California Health Care System in Fresno, Calif. He is a health science clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco and at the Fresno Medical Education Program. He is a consultant psychiatrist in the several counties in New Zealand.

 

Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH, FAPA Ohio State University Hani Raoul Khouzam, MBBCh, MP...
The purpose of this article is to introduce primary care clinicians to the history, epidemiology, biological causes, and psychosocial complications of PTSD to review the diagnostic evaluation and the...
08/28/2013
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
08/28/2013
A collection of cases and photos representing ocular disorders, including corneal abrasions, retinal detachment, and neuroretinitis.
08/28/2013
08/28/2013

By Sarab Sodhi, Temple University School of Medicine, Class of 2015

By Sarab Sodhi, Temple University School of Medicine, Class of 2015
How do I know that he likely didn’t spare a second thought on the patient who just died on the ER table in front of him? Because as a medical student myself, I never did.
08/28/2013
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular disease
08/28/2013

AARON B. SCHOENKERMAN, MD
California Pacific Medical Center

NORA GOLDSCHLAGER, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, FHRS
University of California at San Francisco

At the time this article was written, Dr Schoenkerman was a cardiology fellow at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr Goldschlager is professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She is co-director of the cardiology division, and director of the pacemaker clinic, coronary care unit, and electrocardiography laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center.

AARON B. SCHOENKERMAN, MD California Pacific Medical Center NORA GOLDSCHLAGER, MD, FAC...
Acute chest pain accounts for many presentations and subsequent admissions to the hospital each year.
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

David L. Kaplan, Md––Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.

David L. Kaplan, Md––Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of d...
A 42-year-old woman presents with an acute pruritic eruption that began 2 days earlier on her face, trunk, and extremities.
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

David L. Kaplan, Md––Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.

David L. Kaplan, Md––Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of d...
A 40-year-old woman has had an asymptomatic red rash on her feet and ankles for about 3 months.
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas

Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.

 

University of Missouri Kansas City, University of KansasDr Kaplan is clinical assistant...
For several weeks, a 68-year-old man has had painful blisters on his hands that crusted as they healed.
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS
Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPASDawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
A 60-year-old man presented with a pruritic rash on the chest and abdomen that had developed over a week in the summer, after a spate of yard work.
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS
Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPASDawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The purpura on the eyelids of this 81-year-old woman proved to be caused by amyloidosis.
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD
Morgan City, Louisiana

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MDMorgan City, Louisiana
For 10 years, a 45-year-old man had a recurrent nonpruritic rash on his upper outer arms and lateral trunk.
08/28/2013
08/28/2013

RONALD RUBIN, MD—Series Editor
Temple University

Dr Rubin is professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and chief of clinical hematology in the department of medicine at Temple University Hospital, both in Philadelphia.

 

RONALD RUBIN, MD—Series EditorTemple UniversityDr Rubin is professor of medicine at Tem...
An 80-year-old woman is brought to the office because her daughter thinks she has not been displaying her usual “vim, vigor, and energy” in recent months
08/28/2013
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular disease
08/28/2013

Peter A. H. Gibbs, DO, MS, is a practicing family medicine physician at Centra Health Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency in Lynchburg, Va.

Chad A. Hoyt, MD, FACC, FACP, ABIM, is a cardiologist with The Cardiovascular Group, a division of Centra Health Medical Group in Lynchburg, Va.

Dean G. Gianakos, MD, ABIM, is on the residency faculty at Centra Health Lynchburg Family Medicine in Lynchburg, Va., the associate director and associate professor of clinical family medicine at the University of Virginia.

Peter A. H. Gibbs, DO, MS, is a practicing family medicine physician at Centra Health L...
A 45-year-old premenopausal Caucasian woman with no coronary risk factors presented to a rural community hospital complaining of substernal, burning chest pain. EKG on arrival demonstrated ST elevation in...
08/28/2013
Neurological disorders
Neurological disorders
08/28/2013
For patients with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy is one of the most debilitating complications. Patients experience losses in sensation, balance, and walking ability, and they are at greater risk for foot...
08/28/2013
Neurological disorders
Neurological disorders
08/28/2013
For patients with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy is one of the most debilitating complications. Patients experience losses in sensation, balance, and walking ability, and they are at greater risk for foot...
08/28/2013
Neurological disorders
Neurological disorders
08/28/2013
For patients with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy is one of the most debilitating complications. Patients experience losses in sensation, balance, and walking ability, and they are at greater risk for foot...
08/28/2013
Dermatology disorders
Dermatology disorders
08/28/2013

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD
Morgan City, Louisiana

Dr Blereau is a family physician in Morgan City, Louisiana.

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD Morgan City, Louisiana Dr Blereau is a family physician in Morga...
This asymptomatic lesion has been present on the upper lip of a 41-year-old man for over a year. He works outdoors and has had extensive sun exposure.
08/28/2013
07/17/2013

RICHARD COLGAN, MD

RICHARD COLGAN, MD
Moses Maimonides was perhaps the most famous Jewish physician in medieval times.
07/17/2013