Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 60-year-old man presents to the emergency department with worsening shortness of breath and a non-productive cough. He has congestive heart failure and was treated three weeks earlier at a neighboring hospital. On examination, he has normal vital signs and marked bilateral pitting lower limb edema. A chest X-ray…

The problem A majority of physicians struggle with language barriers, often with the 45 million Spanish-speakers in the United States. The risks of miscommunication are too high in the hospital setting to ignore. What can you do? Patient-centered care requires meaningful communication. Practice your medical Spanish terminology with this short quiz, courtesy of Canopy Learn,…

This year was a wild ride for health care. We saw large tech organizations like Apple breaking into health care, the first doctor in nearly fifty years named as President of Planned Parenthood, and more. We like to help you stay on top of the breaking news. AMSA’s Weekly Consult e-newsletter is a weekly news…

We asked, you answered. We recently asked our followers on Instagram: any good book recommendations this holiday break? Here were some of the top responses we heard were on your reading list. 1. Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa, also known as Dr….

Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 20-year-old mechanic is brought to the emergency room after his co-workers found him exiting the garage inebriated and confused hours earlier. On examination, he is disoriented, ataxic, and complains of nausea. A urine toxicology screen is negative and urinalysis reveals the rhomboid calcium oxalate crystals seen here. Image…

Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 35-year-old male presents to his family physician with progressive heel pain. He denies any recent trauma and mentions the pain has worsened in the last two days, affecting his ability to walk. He has recently completed a course of antibiotics. On examination, there is warmth, erythema, and tenderness…