Commentary
Managing Your Practice
Medical assistants
It makes sense to understand how the use of MAs has changed private medical practice, and how the most effective MAs manage their roles.
Make the Diagnosis
A healthy White male presented with a rash consisting of erythematous to purpuric macules
A healthy White man develops erythematous to purpuric macules on his lower extremities a few days after a visit to Disney World.
Commentary
Ten steps for clinicians to avoid being racist: The Francis commitment
The scars never go away and your status is always in question, no matter your title or uniforms of respect. Eventually it wears you down.
Commentary
Surgical Specimens and Margins
Margin analysis in simple excisions can provide useful information by proxy about more than the 1% of the margin often quoted in the literature....
Commentary
Adapting to Changes in Acne Management: Take One Step at a Time
Because spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic, one question that commonly arises is: Do we monitor serum potassium levels at baseline and...
Commentary
Murder of physician raises the stress level for all clinicians
Most of us would find it unbearable to live and work under the kind of stress faced by medical professionals today.
Aesthetic Dermatology Update
Understanding filler reversal with hyaluronidase
Hyaluronidase is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for several indications, but its use in cosmetic procedures is off-...
The Optimized Doctor
“How long, how long to sing this song?”
I thought about my patient’s suffering and the brutal injustice of fate. It feels like it’s everywhere lately.
Managing Your Practice
Employment and buyout agreements
These are not negotiations to undertake on your own. Enlist the aid of a consultant or attorney (or both) with ample medical practice experience...
Make the Diagnosis
A Hispanic male presented with a 3-month history of a spreading, itchy rash
A 48-year-old Hispanic male with no significant medical history presented with a 3-month history of a spreading, itchy rash on his trunk, buttocks...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Is benzophenone safe in skin care? Part 2: Environmental effects
Various UV filters, including BP-3, octinoxate, octocrylene, and ethylhexyl salicylate, are thought to pose considerable peril to the marine...