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
A new diagnosis each month (5): Neurocutaneous melanocytosis
A new diagnosis each month (5): Neurocutaneous melanocytosis
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.
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The importance of the vertical line: when a patient can´t stand-up
The importance of the vertical line: when a patient can´t stand-up
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
Five conditions that a doctor can miss: the other diagnoses
Five conditions that a doctor can miss: the other diagnoses
Doctors are used to categorize different problems and they give them a name, a specific disease or a syndrome. Medical textbooks are a catalog of these entities, but there are other important “diagnoses” around a patient during his or her stay in a hospital, some physical some psychological that have a direct influence on the final outcome.
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A new diagnosis each month (4): pain, pain, pain.
A new diagnosis each month (4): pain, pain, pain.
John was happy. He was 21 years-old and studying the second course of a Medical School, his dream since he was a teenager. Biking, swimming, were an important time in his live. But everything was going to change in a second.
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Cutaneous signs: an opportunity for a diagnosis
Cutaneous signs: an opportunity for a diagnosis
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