Category: For Brainiacs Only
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I have a skin rash!
Scratching the Surface on Skin Allergies–Sooo many patients have skin allergy that results in a trip to the allergy office. How do I know if it’s allergy or something else? Do I need a dermatologist? If you’re a physician, please feel free to use the patient information handout here. If you’re a patient, I’ve included…
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To Test or Not to Test, that is the question!
If you’re like most doctors, who doesn’t spend the winter months prescribing antibiotics and treating upper respiratory infections? But when is it serious enough to pull the trigger on a detailed work-up for immunodeficiency? As with everything in medicine, when symptoms are outside of the “norm,” it’s time to intervene and start your work-up. Consider…
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If it’s not Asthma, what is it?
As physicians, we have the unpleasant task of learning the differential diagnosis for the diseases we treat. Patients don’t understand it, I have unpleasant memories of using it during rounds as an intern, but this exercise can be helpful for patient care and will keep us out of trouble! Not everything that wheezes is asthma–what…
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