Pneumomediastinum or Pseudo-pneumomediastinum?
(Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 8, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Defining Diabetes With Data: 10 Things That Are Good to Know
To gain a better understanding of this national and global epidemic and its impact, consider these key facts and figures. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 8, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Poor Sleep Affects Skin Aging and Function
Add skin health to the list of medical conditions that are affected by poor sleep. Sun protection should be emphasized. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ascites as the Presenting Sign of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
(Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Physician-Patient Communication Linked to HIV Treatment Retention
A recent study suggests that feeling "known as a person" by a physician may foster patient motivation to keep clinic appointments. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 6, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ocular Disease: The Eyes Have It—A Photo Quiz
The eyes may be "windows to the soul," but they also provide a look at your patients’ overall health and clues to specific disorders. This week’s photo essay will test your ability to identify several eye-related problems. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 6, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Does HIV Infection Boost Lung Cancer Risk in Men?
It may, according to results of a new study that looked at the risk of non-virus related, non-AIDS defining cancers in HIV-positive men compared with the local population. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 6, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
A Heads-up on Migraines: What Causes the Throbbing
The current study may help create new pathways for better understanding and developing more effective and more specific medications. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 5, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Diabetes and Dementia: No Direct Link, But Increased Risk?
It is reasonable to conclude that out-of-control DM, strokes, and myocardial infarctions can increase the risk of dementia, said a study author. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 5, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Hands-on Care Requires More Boots on the Ground
Clipping the hardened toenails of a mentally ill patient made me wonder whose hands care for the feet of countless others who can't care for themselves. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 5, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Safety of Incretin Therapy: Are Barriers Beginning to Fall?
The European Medicines Agency declared in July 2013 that there is no evidence that definitively links incretin-based therapy for type 2 diabetes and pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. Today, August 2, 2013, there are rumors that the US FDA "concurs." (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 3, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Hooked Finger
What’s the best way to dislodge a fishhook? What if there is bony involvement? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 2, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Gastroenterology 101—and 201: A Quiz
Five questions this week about a few common—and a few not so common—GI maladies. Test your clinical acumen... (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 1, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
GI Lesions and Gut Feelings—A Photo Essay
Here: 5 Tips about Crohn disease, pseudo-polyps, GI cancer, and other GI maladies (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - July 31, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Doctor-Patient Communication: The Universal Upset Patient Protocol
Angry patients and upset patients drain office time and your energy. In this short video, HappyMD.com author Dr. Dike Drummond offers a simple, 6-step protocol that will help de-fuse almost any situation. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - July 31, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
