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Nutritional Pearl
A person cycling.
Nutritional Pearl
07/10/2023
Your patient is a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes who is worried about his health as he ages. He asks you if there are any recommended forms of exercise that can help him feel better about his health....
07/10/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Processed food.
Nutritional Pearl
07/09/2023
Your patient is a 38-year-old woman who’s diet consists of ultra-processed foods. She asks if there are any health risks associated with this type of food, and if so, what foods she should specifically be...
07/09/2023
Nutritional Pearl
A person walking.
Nutritional Pearl
06/18/2023
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who doesn’t think he moves enough during the day. He works from home and wants to know an easy way to stay healthy and move more.
06/18/2023
Pediatric Pearl
bottle of white pills.
Pediatric Pearl
06/10/2023
A 13-year-old boy presents with hearing loss to a pediatric clinic. According to his records, he received azithromycin to treat a case of bronchitis a year earlier. His parents ask what is causing the...
06/10/2023
Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
06/04/2023
A 63-year-old woman presented to the emergency department on March 21, 2020, with a sore throat and headache. She also reported that she had a heart condition.
06/04/2023
Pediatric Pearls
Pediatric Pearls
05/21/2023
A 2-year-old boy presents with his parents to a pediatric clinic. He had previously been diagnosed with hypospadias. His parents explain that he has been showing symptoms of troubled breathing, excessive...
05/21/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Exercise equipment.
Nutritional Pearl
05/07/2023
Your patient is a 38-year-old woman who would like to become active again, but doesn’t know how to slowly introduce physical activity into her daily schedule and the amount of time she should spend each...
05/07/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
04/16/2023
Your patient is a 56-year-old woman with a family history of dementia. She asks you if her coffee intake would increase her risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the future.
04/16/2023
Nutritional Pearls
Nutritional Pearls
03/15/2023

Timothy S. Harlan, MD

Timothy S. Harlan, MD
Your patient is a 27-year-old woman with celiac disease who gave birth to her first child several months earlier. She asks if she should be worried about her child also developing the disease, and if she...
03/15/2023
Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
02/23/2023
A 58-year-old woman with severe colon inertia developed an anastomotic leak after surgery to remove a dead spot on her colon. After several unsuccessful surgeries, the patient underwent a 17-hour...
02/23/2023