Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to Steroids (CLIPPERS) is a rare chronic inflammatory neurological syndrome affecting multiple…
Evidence Basis for a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination to Refine Referral for Outpatient Echocardiography
Few data exist on the potential utility of a cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examination in the outpatient setting to assist…
An Overlooked Cause of Polyuria
A 40-year-old woman presented to the Outpatient Department with complaints of frequent urination and excessive thirst for 3 months. She…
Canakinumab: Promises and Future in Cardiometabolic Diseases and Malignancy
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…