Angus, a 66-year-old farmer, comes in complaining of itchy bumps on his arms and dorsal hands. Over the last 5 years, he has received cryotherapy for individual actinic keratosis on 8 different occasions. ...
Tiffany is a 9-year-old girl with asthma that has recently progressed from intermittent to mild persistant classification. You have recommended, as per current guidelines, institution of inhaled...
Sylvia is a 32-year-old woman with an almost 20-year history of classic migraine who presents in your Urgent Care clinic. Despite generally successful prophylaxis of her migraine with a beta blocker, she is...
Arnold, a 67-year-old man, had an ileosteomy performed a little over 2 years ago. He had not encountered any difficulty in management of the ileostomy until today, when it became prolapsed. He has tried...
Tiffany is a 2-year-old with recurrent acute otitis media (AOM). She is in to see you again today with AOM—her fourth episode in the last 12 months. When asked, the parents said they both smoke, but not...
Understanding the differences between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is critical for successful and positive patient outcomes. But does differentiating the diseases important?
Erika is a 28-year-old with a recurrent migraine. Although triptans effectively abort her headaches, she would like to use a preventive tool. Propranolol 160 mg/d was only minimally ineffective for her....
CHRISTOPHER R. MOHR, PhD, RD
Louisville, Ky
JOHN WHYTE, MD, MPH
Silver Spring, M...
Exercise has consistently been shown to improve the quality of life and psychological well-being of the general population. Despite these well-documented health benefits of regular exercise, more than 50%...
