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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.

Can the death of a terrorist be something to celebrate? Should it be? What can this tell us about ourselves? What is the "proper" reaction?

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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

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.

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Two weeks earlier, a 25-year-old woman had sustained a thermal burn to the right forearm. About 1 week after the injury, the eschar sloughed off and she applied an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment (neomycin) to the wound site.

A 56-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of dark-colored urine and acholic stools followed by 3 days of intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain and overt jaundice. He had been healthy and did not smoke or drink alcohol. His family history was unremarkable. He recently lost 15 lb and experienced early satiety and intermittent night sweats.

Young children are usually fearful of the otoscope and tongue depressor in the hands of a physician. To ease their fears, I give the otoscope to their mother and stand close behind her and examine the throat.

Slightly altering Dr Michael W. Kahn's article for hospital-based physicians, "Etiquette-Based Medicine," for the outpatient setting helps me develop rapport with patients.