When the patient’s autoimmune disorder did not respond to treatment, an additional workup uncovered a malignancy—one with an undefined connection.…
Weight Gain and Health Affliction Among Former National Football League Players
Professional American-style football players are among the largest athletes across contemporary sporting disciplines. Weight gain during football participation is common,…
An Oscillating Thrombus Inside the Inferior Vena Cava
Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava is an under-recognized entity that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 It is…
Fast, Broad, and Irregular: Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Sometimes it is fairly safe to assume that a patient is more likely to have a familial disorder than a…
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…