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Interesting Cases

Joi De Vivre

July 12, 2007 Being a Doctor

I must admit, there have been many days in the past year when I resented work. Life often seems like a hamster wheel – the harder you run, the more tired you get, but you never get ahead. Fighting with insurance companies, dealing with difficult patients, worrying in the face of disease, sadness, death, I [...]

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Interesting Case #5 – Solution

April 14, 2007 Interesting Cases

First let me say that technically there are two correct answers, although I added an adjective to the choices that made it a little easier to separate the two.  The answer is:
MRSA.
Up to approximately two years ago, MRSA was limited to hospitalized patients.  In general, it was not an invasive organism, but its presence did [...]

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Interesting Case #5

April 11, 2007 Interesting Cases

OK – back to pediatrics. This one is quick.
8-day old male presents to the office with rash in diaper area. Mother noted it 4 days prior to the visit and had since gotten progressively worse.
He was born full-term via c-section after an uncomplicated pregnancy. No significant problems prior to developing the rash.
On exam, the child [...]

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