Patient with a previous diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. He had a prosthesis placed on his esophagus to correct a tracheal and bronchial fistula. With this device he could eat and swallowed normally.
Continue reading A chair, asking and listening to the patient: the key element to focus a diagnosis
The diagnosis of a clinical problem in a child is challenging for two main reasons. The first one because we have a tendency to think that a child can´t have a severe disease, part of the common ones such as appendicitis, trauma or choking. Also, in general, the parents
Continue reading A new diagnosis each month (6). What happens with my son´s finger?
Cataracts. A common problems in ophtalmology. Ninety nine percent of patients are treated with surgery in a short intervention. A problem usually of an old age, but not always.
A patient with a diagnosis of breast cancer went to the hospital referring a strong pain in her right knee, that increases when walking. She started with fever and chills. Continue reading When you look for more, usually you will find more
When Jonas was born he looked like a normal child, only the presence of some dark spots over his skin seems to be different. When he started to walk, their parents noticed a difficult more than usual to keep his balance. Later, at the school, he was attending the normal syllabus, but he was slower than the rest of his classmates to get some concepts.
Continue reading A new diagnosis each month (5): Neurocutaneous melanocytosis
The human body has adapted over a thousand years of evolution to the vertical position, only when we rest we feel more comfortable lying down. The force of gravity has a strong influence over our body and with every movement we are spending energy fighting against it. Continue reading The importance of the vertical line: when a patient can´t stand-up
