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However, persistent, unexplained hypoglycemia can indicate a potentially grave, often treatable, underlying disorder, such as insulinoma, or adrenal or pituitary insufficiency.

A 63-year-old woman with Crohn disease who had a colostomy accidentally instilled a stoma care product (Stomahesive) into her right eye.

A 25-year-old man with no significant medical history was attempting to move a heavy container when he lost control and became pinned between the container and a concrete pole.

In Seattle, Washington, a group of 12 physicians and nurse practitioners see patients at a clinic that doesn’t accept insurance. Instead, patients pay roughly $65 a month, every month.

Shortly after awakening, a 17-year-old man experienced acute onset of severe pubic area pain.

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Adding aliskiren to antihypertension regimens that already include losartan reduced blood protein levels from 19% to 22% in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy.

A 59-year-old woman had aphasia and right-sided weakness after a routine total knee replacement. CT and MRI scans revealed a large left middle cerebral artery infarct. A CT angiogram showed no significant disease of the cerebrovascular arteries. Test results for the lupus anticoagulant were positive. A venous study of the legs showed no deep venous thrombosis. She was treated with warfarin and aspirin and discharged. After speech and physical therapy, she had mild residual aphasia.

A 61-year-old man with arthritis and an 80-pack-year smoking history presented with fever, dyspnea, and productive cough of a week’s duration that did not respond to outpatient treatment with levofloxacin.

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An 88-year-old man presents with a 2-month history of a non-healing ulcer on his right lower limb.

Twenty years ago, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) introduced the following clinical criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) . . .

William Carlos Williams is part of an honorable tradition in the history of medicine - the physician/poet.

And if solo practice if going away, does that mean physician-patient connection is getting lost, too?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is less likely to develop in persons with high levels of sun exposure and vitamin D, reported Australian researchers in the journal Neurology. This finding confirms the results of previous studies that showed MS occurs more frequently at latitudes farther from the equator

During the past year, a 48-year-old man has had joint pain as well as this worsening rash on his hands. He is a construction worker, and he attributes the symptoms to his occupational exposure.

Endoscopic evaluation of a 61-year-old man hospitalized with a 4-month history of rectal bleeding, mucus discharge, and change in bowel habits revealed this large, sessile villous adenoma.

Extensive diverticulosis was found throughout the length of the colon of an 84-year-old woman, who depended on a weekly dose of magnesium citrate to have a bowel movement.