Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: October 1, 2013
No. The decision is complex and depends on whether the thrombosis is acute or chronic and on other factors.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: August 1, 2013
A 49-year-old man with a 25-pack-year history had a striking finding on radiography.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: February 1, 2013
Acute pericarditis has a unique clinical presentation, physical findings, and electrocardiographic changes.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: January 1, 2013
While boarding a bus, a 50-pack-year smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease heard popping sounds, which were followed by chest and neck ...
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: September 1, 2012
A 62-year-old woman has numerous lobulated, yellowish, choroidal lesions in the left eye, and two similar but smaller lesions in the right eye. Wha...
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: August 1, 2012
Common imitators are stasis dermatitis, lipodermatosclerosis, contact dermatitis, lymphedema, eosinophilic cellulitis, and papular urticaria.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: June 1, 2012
A 60-year-old man developed superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombosis of a central venous catheter used for dialysis.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: May 1, 2012
A 65-year-old man presents after 2 months of weakness, dizziness, and blurred vision. What test should be ordered?
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: April 1, 2012
The risk of a first episode of thromboembolism is two to five times higher with the heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation, but the absolute risk is...
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: January 1, 2012
Results of trials have been inconclusive, and there is not enough evidence to recommend doing it routinely.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: December 1, 2011
A 48-year-old man with scleroderma reports progressive shortness of breath, fatigue, and melena over the past month. What is the link?
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: September 1, 2011
Screening with diagnostic imaging may be justified in high-risk groups, although the issue is debatable.
Article
- Author:
- M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
Publish date: March 1, 2011
The lesions have been present for many years; a few show signs of recent bleeding. What is the diagnosis?
