Myocardial infarction (MI) with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common. There are limited data on the mechanisms and prognosis for…
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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…
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…
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…
Outcomes of Catheter-Directed Therapy Plus Anticoagulation Versus Anticoagulation Alone for Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and death. PE has been described by the surgeon…
The New Privacy Crisis: What’s Health Got to Do with It?
When The New York Times and The Observer broke the news in March that a little-known consulting firm named Cambridge…
No More Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura/Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Please
Old habits die hard. It is so in the medical field too. For decades, we have used the term “thrombotic…
A Simpler Answer – After All This Time
There is an allure associated with a rare diagnosis. Diagnosis momentum refers to the “stickiness” of a diagnosis once it…
Reinfarction in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) – coronary findings and prognosis
Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common. There are limited data on the mechanisms and prognosis…
Complicated Necrotizing Otitis Externa Progressing to Coalescent Mastoiditis and Temporal Lobe Abscess
A 77-year-old man with a history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to…