Pain
Clinical Review
The Highs and Lows of Medical Marijuana
Marijuana use is prevalent worldwide yet remains controversial in health care. The general public often regards marijuana as a benign substance,...
Picture This
These Patients Knee’d Your Help
Knee pain, fracture, and dislocation are common consequences of car accidents and falls, but differentiating between x-rays can be an obstacle of...
Radiology Review
Fast Track to Abdominal Pain
A 60-year-old woman with chronic but worsening abdominal pain presents for evaluation. She does not have a fever but is constipated and...
Article
Recurrent right upper quadrant abdominal pain
A minimally tender mass was detected during palpation of the abdomen, but a Murphy’s test was negative. An abdominal x-ray revealed the cause of...
News
Heart failure risk with individual NSAIDs examined in study
Nine popular painkillers – including traditional NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors – are associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for heart...
Conference Coverage
Adding foot screening to eye clinic catches diabetic neuropathy
Key clinical point: The addition of diabetic foot screening to an eye clinic boosted the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy. Major finding: Painful...
Video
How best to approach urine drug testing (and the one key question to ask)
In this “3 in 3” video, Dr. Edwin A. Salsitz describes when urine drug testing should be done, how best to approach the process, and the one...
News
Pain starting in knee later arises in other joints
Key clinical point:People with frequently painful knees often develop pain in joints outside the knee, and the sites vary from person to person....
Article
A new paradigm for pain?
A new way of thinking about pain that occurs in the absence of a pathophysiologic process or injury may alter our approach to conditions like...
Radiology Review
When Man’s Legs “Give Out,” His Buttocks Takes the Brunt
A 75-year-old man presents to the urgent care center for evaluation of pain in his buttocks after a fall. He states he was walking when his “legs...