Print Issue: February 01, 2009

Elusive pulmonary symptoms prove difficult to pin down

Clinical Challenge

Elusive pulmonary symptoms prove difficult to pin down

By

Angela R. York, FNP-C, and Denise Ciafone, ANP-C

January 29, 2009

After several hospital admissions for fatigue, dyspnea, and cough, bronchoscopy finally pointed to an accurate diagnosis.

Looking for treatment or just drugs?

By

Ann W. Latner, JD

January 28, 2009

A patient’s claim that her husband lost her pain pills makes clinicians suspect symptoms are a ruse.

Leg swelling following hip replacement

January 28, 2009

A patient who has just had total hip replacement complains of significant leg swelling on the affected side. There is no calf or posterior knee pain. What is the appropriate response?—Michael Flosi, PA-C, Jensen Beach, Fla. Some degree of leg swelling is normal following surgery. Your patient simply may be relatively immobile or may not…

Sinusitis (blue) usually results from bacterial infection of the mucous membrane.

Treatment options for respiratory infections

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By Reuben Zimmerman, PA-C

January 27, 2009

Guidelines advise against the routine use of antibiotics, but patients demand them. Find out what alternatives are available and when to use them.

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