You enter your clinic and see that the first patient of the day is Michael. He is on your schedule for a “rash”. Michael is 26 years old, has not been able to keep a job or have an intimate relationship due to this “rash”. His skin […]
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Infections of the hand and fingers are common medical problems that are seen in a variety of medical facilities. Like most things in medicine, we see the typical presentations for hand and finger infections. The infection responds to conventional therapy, and the patient recovers in a reasonable
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While Cardi B’s WAP song has elicited a lot of attention to vaginal lubrication especially during arousal, being “wet” does not always line up with being sexually aroused. Wait, what? Yes, you heard me correct. Drum roll, please…we use the term arousal non-concordance to describe this phenomenon.
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Noah is a second grader who you recently diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) combined type. His parents are involved and concerned about their son’s diagnosis. They have questions about behavioral and medication treatment options, but they worry about the short-term and long-term side effects of medications. In
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Abstract Subungual hematomas can be a painful injury involving either the fingers or toes. Recognition of nailbed lacerations accompanying subungual hematomas is a diagnostic necessity. Treatment varies from simple evacuation to a complicated procedure requiring nail plate removal and laceration repair. In the case of open tuft
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This 19-year-old male presented to the ER feeling like his heart was going to “come out of his chest.” He has mild chest pain and mild dyspnea. During his history review, he denies drug use. VS: 114/90, RR 14, 97.8, 99%. He denies any medical history or
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While it may seem that every week is dedicated to something in healthcare, Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week. Women’s Health Week recognizes the importance for women and girls to make their health a priority. Women’s health includes family planning, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancies, birth, breast
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Vital signs are one of the most important physical exam components that we are taught during our healthcare training, and in all seriousness, by insurance companies if we want to get reimbursed for our services. But have you ever asked yourself, why we need that weight element?
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This is a 38-year-old male presents to the ER for non -exertional chest pain. He was doing bench presses when it started. He is well appearing. His vital signs are normal. The question is: Is this a STEMI? If you look closely at the EKG, you will
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Background During the first three months of life, neonates cry more than any other time in infancy and childhood. During the first six weeks of life, infants cry an average of 117 to 133 minutes per day, and by 12 weeks, infants are crying about 60 to
