Dermatologic Look-Alikes Large, Spreading Rash After Illness By Christopher Rizk, MD Leah Douglas, BS Yelena Dokic, BSA Publish Date December 17, 2020 The term morbilliform describes a rash that resembles measles, with erythematous, maculopapular lesions that may coalesce.
Hepatology Information Center Case Study in Live Liver Transplantation: HIV-Positive Mother Donates to HIV-Negative Daughter By Eudiah Ochieng, PA-C Lisa Daitch, MPAS, PA-C Publish Date December 4, 2020 In 2018, surgeons in South Africa reported on the first case involving an HIV-positive living donor and an HIV-negative recipient.
Pulmonology Information Center Interstitial Lung Disease or COVID-19? A Complex Pulmonary Differential Amid a Global Health Crisis By Nicole Uzzo Cheryl James, PA Rohit Kumar, MD Publish Date December 3, 2020 A case review demonstrates the challenges in differentiating interstitial lung disease from COVID-19 during the global pandemic.
Neurology Information Center A Patient With Fatigue and Fluctuating Bilateral Ptosis, Vertical Binocular Diplopia By Lauren Blessing, PA-C Sara Haddow Liebel, MSA, PA-C Publish Date November 5, 2020 Fluctuating bilateral ptosis, binocular diplopia, and fatigue without pupillaryabnormalities raise the clinical index of suspicion for myasthenia gravis.
Clinical Challenge Case Study: Painless Loss of Vision By Brady Pregerson, MD Publish Date November 4, 2020 A patient presents with dark and blurred vision occurring in her left eye that has been present for 24 hours.
Pulmonology Information Center Aspiration Pneumonia Mistaken for Community- Acquired Pneumonia By Paula M. Barrenechea, PA-S Stevie M. Redmond, MPA, PA-C Publish Date October 2, 2020 A patient with a history of achalasia presents to the emergency department with pneumonia that quickly leads to hypoxic respiratory failure.
Clinical Challenge Case Study: Pain in the Right Lower Abdomen By Brady Pregerson, MD Publish Date September 23, 2020 A young woman presents to the emergency department with right lower quadrant pain that has become progressively worse over the past 18 hours.
Clinical Challenge Case Study: Epigastric Abdominal Pain and Vomiting By Brady Pregerson, MD Publish Date August 24, 2020 A patient presents to the emergency department with intermittent epigastric abdominal pain that radiates into his back.
Clinical Challenge Case Study: Gunshot Wound to the Thigh By Brady Pregerson, MD Publish Date July 27, 2020 A man presents to the emergency department with a gunshot wound above the knee on his left thigh.
Neurology Information Center Case Report: When a Headache Isn’t a Migraine By Heather Jones, DNP, AGPCNP-C Beth Ammerman, DNP, FNP-BC Publish Date June 8, 2020 Chiari malformation is a condition characterized by cerebellar tonsillar herniation of ≥5 mm below the level of the foramen magnum.