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Quite a Stretch: Internal Oblique Muscle Hematoma
Vigorous coughing produced vivid consequences in a 76-year-old woman. She presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of…
A Hoarse Warning: Ortner Syndrome
A sudden change in voice portended the rupture of an aortic aneurysm. One day after discharge for atypical chest pain,…
Introduction to Neurogenetics
Genetic variation can directly cause or increase susceptibility to neurologic diseases. An explosion of new genetic technologies has enabled the…
Advanced Therapies for Massive Pulmonary Embolism
The report by Secemsky et al1 in this issue of The American Journal of Medicine illustrates the current management of…
Serotonin Syndrome Masquerading as Ventricular Tachycardia Storm
A 60-year-old woman with bipolar disorder presented to a local hospital after being found unresponsive at home. When assessed by…
See One, Be One, Teach One: How Becoming a Patient Informed My Role as a Teaching Physician
Many essays, books, and even movies have centered on the theme of doctor as patient. As an academic internist diagnosed…
Reform in House Staff Working Hours and Clinical Supervision: A 30-Year Reflection Following the Release of the Bell Commission Report
When we were medical interns (WHF and JSA), training in 1969, the weekday work schedule on the ward services was…
Misconceptions and Facts About Takotsubo Syndrome
Takotsubo Syndrome, initially described in the 1990s by Sato, has been increasingly recognized around the world. Pathophysiology is directed towards…
A Unifying Diagnosis: IgG4-Related Disease
The patient had long grappled with a disease attributed to toxin exposure after the World Trade Center attack on September…