Initial hospital consultation for a 45-year-old male, previously abstinent alcoholic, who relapsed and was admitted for management of gastritis, The patient readily accepts the need for further treatment. (Addiction Medicine)
Initial hospital consultation for a 35-year-old dialysis patient with episodic oral ulcerations. (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
Initial preoperative consultation for a 43-year-old women with cholecystitis and well-controlled hypertension. (Cardiology)
Initial inpatient consultation for recommendation of antibiotic prophylaxis for a patient with a synthetic heart valve who will undergo urologic surgery. (Internal Medicine)
Initial inpatient consultation for possible drug induced skin eruption in 50-year-old male. (Dermatology)
Preoperative inpatient consultation for evaluation of hypertension in a60-year-old male will undergo a cholecystectomy. Patient had a normal annual check-up in your office four months ago. (Internal Medicine)
Initial inpatient consultation for 66-year-old patient with wrist and hand pain and finger numbness, secondary to carpal tunnel syndrome.(Orthopaedic Surgery/Plastic Surgery)
Initial inpatient consultation for a 66-year-old male smoker referred for pain management immediately status post-biliary tract surgery done via sub-costal incision. (Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine)
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