A 55-year-old woman presents to the provider with repeated episodes of dizziness for the last 3 months, which are triggered by rising from a supine position and by lying down. The episodes are sudden and usually last for less than 30 seconds. During the episodes, she feels as if the world is suddenly spinning around […]

A 30-year-old woman presents to the clinic with reports of epigastric pain over the last 3 months. The patient describes the pain as burning, especially 2 hours after a meal. The clinician suspects that the patient’s symptoms are due to an infection. The patient has no known allergies. In addition to a proton pump inhibitor, […]

An 81-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and chronic lower extremity edema is following up at a clinic for an irregularly shaped, shallow wound on his right medial malleolus that has been present for 5 weeks. He tells the clinician that he has been using a combination of honey with calcium alginate and […]

A 28-year-old woman has recently developed severe mood swings, depressed mood, anhedonia, and suicidal ideation. She also has episodes of irritability, racing thoughts, and insomnia. She has Crohn disease and has been taking daily prednisone for the past 4 weeks. She has no past psychiatric history. Using the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical […]

A 35-year-old man pulled out of a burning building was found unconscious and severely injured. He was transported to the nearest emergency department. Upon arrival, he is stabilized and evaluated for burns and trauma. Approximately 40% of his body is covered in burns. The burned areas appear blackened and charred, but the skin is primarily […]