Physical exam findings associated with severe tissue destruction are not routinely seen on physical examination or available in the medical literature. We present a case of chronic oxycodone/acetaminophen insufflation and...doi:10.1111/scd.12235Pinheiro, Tiago Novaes...
(Shutterstock.com)The exam room can be an awkward conversation minefield. “Actually, Mr. Martin, your cat's just plain fat, not fluffy.” “Good news, Mrs. Pratt! We were able to successfully remove the panties your dog swallowed.” And while cannabis consumption has long been an ...
Surgical intervention for ankyloglossia should be recommended with caution and performed only on infants or children with clear findings of ankyloglossia on physical exam and a documented history of breastfeeding or speech difficulties; the timing and method of treatment should be tailored to the ...
The tongue can be a guide for different normal findings/variants, pathological lesions, or signs for systemic diseases. And oral cancer can be among the differentials, which can be detected early by a thorough oral exam. The early detection of oral cancer is particularly important, as the ...
Positive VIVOT findings were present in 8 of 40 patients without EVs (specificity 80%). False-positive VIVOT scores were present in 6 of 62 non-cirrhotic controls. Overall, the positive predictive value among patients with cirrhosis was 59% with a negative predictive value of 84%. Conclusions...
Unlike cancer and cardiovascular diseases, biological findings for mental illness suggest that there is not a one-to-one mapping of a specific biomarker to one illness. Thus, recent efforts have been directed toward targeting a specific category of mental pathophysiology, such as risk genes, cell ...