Established therapies for postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) are limited with moderate efficacy.1 Autoantibodies such as those directed against adrenergic, cholinergic…
Risk Factors and Outcomes During a First Acute Myocardial Infarction in Breast Cancer Survivors Compared to Females without Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study
The purpose of this research was to study the differences in epidemiology and outcomes of a first myocardial infarction in…
Inpatients with “Unexplained” Leukocytosis
Unexplained or persistent leukocytosis is an increasing common cause of consultation to infectious disease physicians. Patients appear to be in…
Risk Factors and Outcomes of Very Young Adults Who Experience Myocardial Infarction: The Partners YOUNG-MI Registry
Despite significant progress in primary prevention, the rate of myocardial infarction has not declined in young adults. We sought to…
Identifying Solutions to Ambulatory Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Remuneration in Graduate Medical Education: an AAIM Position Paper
With implementation of the Affordable Care Act and core requirements from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), directors…
Parvovirus B19 Infection with Positive Rumpel-Leede Sign
A 49-year-old Japanese female nursery teacher with no known medical history presented with fever, myalgia, and rash. Six days previously,…
Hyperphosphatemia and multiple myeloma: keep calm and control first
Hyperphosphatemia is an electrolytic disorder that may be of concern in the setting of tumor lysis syndrome (TLS), rhabdomyolysis, and…
Rigid ears and hyperpigmentation in Addison’s disease
A 72-year-old Japanese man presented with fatigue and skin pigmentation. Physical examination showed hyperpigmentation of the dorsum of his hands…
A Fuzzy Cause of Hip Pain
A healthy 40-year-old woman presented to the hospital with severe right hip pain. She reported a three-year history of dull…
Honeybee Stings in the Era of “Killer Bees”: Anaphylaxis and Toxic Envenomation
Twenty-six years after the arrival of “killer bees” in Arizona, the entire state with the exception of high elevations in…