Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017): January/ February 2017

  The holidays are over and winter has dug in. Snow for some and colder temperatures for others throughout the United States. Respiratory illnesses abound. So appropriately, our lead article this month is  " Osteopathic Consideration in the Infections of the Respiratory Tract."  I...

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Introduction: Occipital nerve blocks and trigger point injections are often used to treat headaches of various etiologies. The extent and duration of benefit from these injections reported in the literature varies widely. In one community neurology clinic, patients who receive these therapies often ...

Respiratory tract infections are a common reason for office visits in primary care settings. Respiratory tract infections can often be managed in an outpatient setting, however hospitalization may be necessary in some more emergent and life threatening cases. A thorough history and physi...

The incidence of knee pain is increasing due to the rising prevalence of obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and aging baby boomer population in the United States. Both acute and chronic knee conditions can result in the increased utilization of pain medications and a decreased quality of lif...

Delirium is a common acute geriatric syndrome with a fluctuating course that is characterized by inattention and cognitive changes that may not be attributed to dementia. Older patients, those with comorbidities or history of psychiatric illness as well as those with cognitive disorders ...

Background: PPROM complicates 3% of pregnancies, the most commonly identified etiology is infection. Appendicitis is a well-known cause of peritonitis and systemic illness, complicating approximately 1/1700 pregnancies.Case: A healthy 26 year old primagravida female at 24 weeks gestation...

A thin 65-year-old African American female with a past medical history of hypertension presented to her primary care physician with a chief complaint of bilateral “eye bumps”. She stated that they were present for years and only decided to come to the office after her relatives insisted it be ev...

This article was originally published and designed to be distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.    Respiratory tract infections are any infection that affect the nose, sinuses, and throat (i.e. the upper respiratory tract) or airways and lungs (i.e. the lower...