Inflammation has proven in multiple studies to be responsible for the progression of cardiometabolic diseases and malignancies. The interleukin family…
Genomics and Precision Medicine to Combat Opioid Use Disorder
Chronic pain is a debilitating disorder affecting approximately 100 million people, or almost 30% of the adult population of the…
Classic Lesion, Not-So-Classic Cause
Calciphylaxis (also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy) is a serious disorder characterized by skin necrosis secondary to reduction in the…
Annals of Communication: ’Giving a Patient a Diagnosis‘ and Other Idioms in Development
Communication is at the heart of the medical enterprise. We doctors share our research and our interpretations of that research…
Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
The treatment of acute ischemic stroke has undergone a revolution recently with the publication of five positive thrombectomy trials in…
Reinfarction in Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) : Coronary Findings and Prognosis
Myocardial infarction (MI) with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common. There are limited data on the mechanisms and prognosis for…
Fulminant Emphysematous Pancreatic Pseudocyst: Infected with Normal Skin Flora
A 49-year-old man was alcoholic and had major depressive disorder. He experienced epigastric pain, poor appetite, and weight loss for…
A Genetic Origin? Purpura Fulminans
Over days, a patient’s relatively small lesion evolved into widespread tissue damage. A previously healthy 49-year-old Arab woman was admitted…
Impact of Geriatrician-Performed Comprehensive Geriatric Care on Medication Use and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Referred to a Non-Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Unit
Eighty-eight percent of older adults referred to Danish non-hospital-based rehabilitation units used ≥5 regular drugs per day at the beginning…
Telltale T Waves
Although the patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG) contained a well-known marker for severe stenosis of the left anterior descending artery, it was…