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Ectopic Cushing Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Electrolyte Derangements
A 75-year-old African American female was hospitalized for chest pain and mental status changes. Chest pain had started 1 day…
Medical News Today: What causes cysts on the penis?
Many factors can cause a cyst to form on the penis, and the cyst can lead to varying symptoms. Here,…
Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome: a Rare Cause of Electrolyte Derangements
A 75 year-old African American female was hospitalized for chest pain and mental status changes. Chest pain had started one…
Rat Bites in the Diabetic Foot: Clinical Clues
Ulcers in diabetic neuropathic feet are quite common but should be differentiated from the distinctive but rare ulceration due to…
Cerebral vasospasm following mild traumatic brain injury: A silent killer?
A 55-year old man underwent a motor vehicle accident, where he sustained a mild traumatic brain injury. At admission the…
Predictors of not initiating anticoagulation after incident venous thromboembolism: a Danish nationwide cohort study
Venous thromboembolism, com prising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is the third most common cause of cardiovascular death after…
No Loeffing Matter: The Dilemma of Loeffler’s Endocarditis
A 69 year-old woman presented to the emergency department with one week of progressively worsening shortness of breath. The dyspnea…
Peripheral Vein Thrombophlebitis in the Upper Extremity – a Systematic Review of a Frequent and Important Problem
The acceptable incidence of thrombophlebitis following intravenous cannulation is 5% as recommended by the Intravenous Nurses Society guidelines, but publications…
Bjorn Thorbjarnarson, Surgeon to Warhol and the Shah, Dies at 98
Warhol’s death in New York after undergoing surgery put him at the center of a lawsuit, but a later investigation…