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Review Articles
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Aortic aneurysms (AA) are permanent, localized abnormal dilation of the wall of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, occurring as a result of medial degeneration of the arterial wall, generally, as a result of increased aortic hypertension or genetic predisposition. Risk factors fo...
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Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a condition that can present in patients with a headache, scalp tenderness, anemia, jaw claudication, diplopia or sudden severe vision loss. The main differential diagnosis is non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Upo...
Clinical Images
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A 73-year-old female with past a medical history of diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension and thyroid disease presented to the Urgent Care Center with right distal thumb pain and swelling (Figure 1). She had been seen two days prior, diagnosed with paronychia and prescribed cephalexin ...
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A 14-year-old caucasian male presents to the emergency department after being struck by a baseball to the left side of his face. The patient reports that while playing the outfield, he was hit by a line drive to the eye after losing the ball in the sun. He denies wearing glasses or conta...