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Taking Cardiovascular Issues to Heart: A Photo Essay

Consultantlive.com photo essays visually explore a disease state with cases of common and uncommon presentation, each accompanied by details on etiology, diagnosis, and special considerations. Start your virtual exploration here, with problems of the heart.

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Rash in an Immunocompromised Man: Your Dx?

Image IQ | July 25, 2014 | Skin Diseases

This man had been taking vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for 3 weeks for osteomyelitis. What does the rash look like to you?

A Rash of Rough Spinous Patches on a Young Girl

Melissa Kaori S. Litao, MD

Ahdi Amer, MD

July 24, 2014 | Dermatology, Skin Diseases

By Melissa Kaori S. Litao, MD and Ahdi Amer, MD

The rash has been present for 2 years. Originally on the trunk and extremities it has now spread to her face and hands. She has been diagnosed as having and been unsuccessfully treated for nummular eczema and tinea corporis. What's your Dx?

What Rx to Treat Hepatitis B During Pregnancy?

Quiz | July 24, 2014 | Gastrointestinal Disorders

By Fouad Moawad, MD

Many caveats govern the management of hepatitis B during pregnancy. Do you know which antiviral drugs are classified as pregnancy category B?

Amniotic Band: A Syndrome, Not the Rock Group

Quiz | July 23, 2014 | HIV AIDS, Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Digital abnormalities; oral candidiasis and HIV-infection; extra dose of MMR; penile rash . . . here: a range of topics to challenge you.

Persistent Rash and Fever in a 7-Month-Old Boy

Brady Pregerson, MD

July 22, 2014 | Cardiovascular Diseases

By Brady Pregerson, MD

A diagnosis of adenovirus had been made at an urgent care center and zinc-oxide diaper cream was recommended. The rash did not respond and the child grew more irritable. There's more to the case, here.

Are Long-Acting Opioids More Effective Than Short-Acting Opioids for Chronic Pain?

Steven King, MD, MS

Blog | July 21, 2014 | Pain

By Steven King, MD, MS

The answer to this question has long been considered to be, "yes" and for what seem to be logical reasons related to the nature of chronic pain. But, where's the science to support the belief?

COPD Risk Inflated by Obesity, and Underweight

Mark L. Fuerst

News | July 21, 2014 | Obesity, COPD, Respiratory Diseases

By Mark L. Fuerst

A new study shows that the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases with obesity. Yet, the risk was increased in underweight persons as well.

Videos
Podcasts

"Doc, I Think I Have Carpal Tunnel…"
Brady Pregerson, MD
Quiz | March 27, 2014 | AAN 2014, Nervous System Diseases
By Brady Pregerson, MD
Progressive numbness in 3 fingers on both hands led this computer programmer to diagnose himself as having carpal tunnel syndrome. But, there's more to this story.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Saba Farooq, MD
Mohsin Haseeb, MD
September 30, 2013 | Nervous System Diseases
By Saba Farooq, MD and Mohsin Haseeb, MD
In its classic form, ALS affects motor neurons at 2 or more levels supplying multiple regions of the body.
Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Patients With HIV/AIDS
Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD
March 25, 2013 | HIV AIDS, Infection
By Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD
Mental illness is a risk factor for HIV infection. It brings a number of behavioral correlates that put patients at risk for getting infected. As HIV infection worsens, it begins to affect the brain, and cyclical relationship between the disease and mental illness begins.
Questions Primary Care Physicians Commonly Ask About HIV/AIDS
January 21, 2013 | HIV AIDS, Infection
Here, HIV/AIDS specialist, Dr Susan Ball, answers 6 questions about HIV infection that primary care clinicians commonly ask.

Managing Physical Illness and Depression
August 20, 2013 | Obesity, Depression
What is the relationship between common illnesses and depression? And why is the relationship so strong? What can clinicians do now to manage both the medical illness and the depression?
Statins Plus Exercise: New Study Questions the Combination
Catherine R Mikus, PhD
Payal Kohli, MD
June 17, 2013 | Cardiology Now
By Catherine R Mikus, PhD and Payal Kohli, MD
Simvastatin 40 mg once daily can attenuate increases in cardiorespiratory fitness in response to exercise training.
Clostridium difficile: New Guidelines Confront Hypervirulent Strain
Christina M. Surawicz, MD
June 05, 2013 | DDW2014, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Infection
By Christina M. Surawicz, MD
Recurrent C difficile requires pulse vancomycin therapy; fecal microbiota transplant shows promise.
Preventing Hypertension: Do Primary Care Providers Practice What They Prescribe?
Jing Fang, MD
May 22, 2013
By Jing Fang, MD
A key finding: a primary physician’s healthy lifestyle behaviors may be linked to his or her recommendations for hypertension prevention.

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