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Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Knee Pain After Impact Injury

A 22-year-old woman presents to the office with severe right knee pain. She notes that she was struck in the knee by her sprinting dog. Since the injury, she is having severe pain when weight-bearing on the right leg. What is the best treatment option?

Derm DX

DermDx: Hypopigmented Rash on Neck

A 45-year-old man is referred for evaluation of a neck rash that started approximately 2 years ago. He works as a roofer, smokes cigarettes, and frequently experiences sunburns. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Knee Pain From Football Injury

A 15-year-old patient presents to an urgent care facility with left knee pain after striking his knee on a cement wall while playing football. What is the next best treatment option?

Derm DX

DermDx: History of Tick Bite

A 52-year-old woman presents with a lesion on her right inner thigh. The patient had a tick bite at the site approximately 8 months ago. The tick tested positive for anaplasmosis. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Groin Pain in Hockey Player

A 21-year-old hockey player presents with a 6-month history of left groin pain. He has been able to play through the pain until he recently aggravated the injury during a game. What is the best treatment option?

Derm DX

DermDx: Itchy Rash on Legs

A 12-year-old patient presents with the chief complaint of a burning pruritic rash on her legs that was diagnosed 4 days prior as contact dermatitis. What is the likely diagnosis?

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Knee Injury Sustained During Soccer

A 32-year-old woman presents with right knee pain after a soccer injury 2 weeks ago. She tripped while playing and landed on her flexed right knee. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Derm DX

DermDx: Large Ulceration in 3-Month-Old Infant

A 3-month-old baby is brought to the clinic for assessment of an ulcerative lesion on her left labia. Her parents state that she was born with a birthmark at the ulcer site, which has rapidly changed over the past 3 weeks and occasionally bleeds. Can you make the diagnosis?

Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: Shoulder Pain With Raised Arm

A 48-year-old man presents with left shoulder pain that has been present for 3 months. The patient notes that the pain is worse when reaching over his head. What is the most likely cause of his pain?

Derm DX

DermDx: Swollen Lips

A 16-year-old patient with an 8-year history of psoriasis presents to the office with a swollen lip. She reports that her psoriasis is currently being treated with topical steroids and UV light therapy. Can you make the diagnosis?

Global Health Rounds

Canadian physician assistants: A new profession with new educational insight

Canada’s educational training programs are some of the most innovative in the world and use techniques that promote the skills that future clinicians need.

Clinical officers improve health care in Kenya

Clinical officers outnumber physicians working in Kenya, and tend to work in rural areas where the need for health care is greatest.

Starting a physician assistant program in Liberia

Steve Trexler, an American PA with over 30 years of experience, discusses the development of a physician assistant program in Liberia.