Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been classified according to the finding of ST-segment elevation on the presenting electrocardiogram, with different…
Typically Atypical: Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Unlike melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, another potentially deadly skin cancer, has no definitive physical characteristics. A man in his 60s…
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ST-ELEVATION OR NON-ST-ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Acute coronary syndromes have been classified according to the finding of ST-segment elevation on the presenting ECG, with different treatment…
DAYS SPENT AT HOME IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE AMONG COMMUNITY-LIVING OLDER PERSONS
Days spent at home has recently been identified as an important patient-centered outcome; yet, relatively little is known about time…
Nodular thyroid dermopathy: Not a hallmark of Graves’ disease
A 40-year-old male presented to the outpatient department with complaints of multiple, nontender, raised nodular lesions on his shins bilaterally…
Physical health in psychiatric patients
Psychiatric patients have complex physical co-morbidities. They die on average 17 years prematurely, and their final years are often blighted…