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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 […]

Your female patient comes in complaining of anxiety, body aches, hair falling out, heavy or irregular periods, weight gain, moodiness, not being able to fall asleep or maybe stay asleep, and/or depression. Or maybe she has just a couple of these symptoms. You grab your prescription pad

It’s a Friday at 4:30 pm, and your patient says the classic “Oh by the way…”, followed by a chief complaint of left shoulder pain. He was 78 y/o male who walked with a cane and had known DJD. But, he also had known CAD. In fact,

In December 2020, the CDC came out with new treatment guidelines for Gonorrhea. Dual antibiotics treatment of Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM injection plus Azithromycin 1gm po has been changed. In 2007, based on data from CDC’s Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project* (GISP) indicating widely disseminated quinolone-resistant gonococcal strains

Ms. X was a healthy 51-year-old female when she died. She reported being “very busy” all the time taking care of a household. She was taking care of her three grown children, who had moved back in with her along with her grandchildren and her husband while

Offered the first Friday of each month at 12:00 pm EST. You are invited to participate in a free, 30-minute live Zoom webinar* on “don’t-miss” topics presented by Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts 2021 faculty.  One lucky participant will win a free registration to a Skin, Bones, Hearts &

We are well into football season (go Chiefs!), and concussion/post-concussion management recommendations have changed in recent years. How comfortable do you feel with concussion assessment and treatment?   According to the CDC, about 2.8 million TBI-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths occur annually in the United States.

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

It’s not just a resume. What is a Curriculum Vitae (CV)? A CV is a snapshot of who you are, what you have accomplished, what type of leader you are, and how you rank with your peers. How do you make your CV stand out from the

If you’re like me, you’re probably ready to put 2020 in your rearview window, and ring in a new year.  It appears that a variety of vaccines will be available in the not too distant future, and I’m looking forward to that and what else 2021 will