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Review Articles
10-16
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Aim: Develop a greater understanding of healthcare providers’ beliefs on patients’ medication adherence with an emphasis on the factors clinicians perceive being the most contributory toward non-adherence in type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM).
Methods: A 40-item survey was...
17-20
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Electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, but misperceptions among consumers are common. There is a sense that they are safer than traditional cigarettes, however, there is limited research on long-term effects regarding the safety of these devices. Th...
21-25
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura-Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is an acute illness with abnormalities in multiple organ systems. Patients typically present with thrombotic microangiopathy, thrombocytopenia, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia without another apparent cause. Additional f...
Clinical Images
31-32
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An 81-year-old female with a past medical history of osteoporosis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and gastroesophageal reflux disease presented to her family practice office in hospital follow-up of a right leg injury she sustained six weeks prior. She had a mechanical fall at home ...
Patient Education Handout(s)
Erythema nodosum is a type of inflammation of the fat tissue beneath the skin. It is a skin reaction that can be present from many different causes, as noted below. Your physician can diagnose this condition with a complete history and physical examination, although a skin biopsy may be ...
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare blood disorder that results in tiny blood clots affecting small blood vessels. This leads to low levels of platelets (blood clotting cells) in the blood and numerous small red-purple skin discolorations. TTP can affect any organ system ...
E-cigarettes are devices that produce a nicotine-containing vapor that is inhaled. The vapor is designed to look like regular cigarette smoke, but does not produce an odor. For this reason it is sometimes called vaping. Many devices resemble cigarettes, pipes and cigars. They have been l...