Annual report highlights six “judicial hellholes”
A “judicial hellhole” is a place where judges systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Caring for the geriatric patient: The initial visit
Use the first visit to get as much information as possible about the patient’s condition, functional status, and social situation.
Cold blue fingers in a Coloradan
After moving to Colorado, a woman notices painful blue discoloration of her fingers on exposure to the cold.
White areas on the face of a teenager
Fearing a bacterial infection, a teenager seeks treatment for white facial patches.
Vesiculobullous eruptions
Two patients present with similar vesiculobullous eruptions. One was preceded by painful mouth sores, the other had no oral involvement.
Memory lapse and sleep disturbance in a depressed alcoholic
Seeking neurologic treatment for fatigue and headaches, the patient’s poor liver function pointed in another direction.
Vitamin D important for more than bone density
An estimated 50% of colon cancers and 30% of breast cancers could be prevented with adequate levels of
vitamin D.
Lowering CVD risk among pediatric patients
In the future, more and more children with cardiac risk factors, such as obesity and diabetes, will be treated in the primary-care setting.
Brown recluse spider bite
Fatalities are rare, but bites are most dangerous to young children, the elderly, and those in poor physical condition.
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