Start Saying “Conjunctival Icterus”
“Scleral icterus” is a misnomer–seriously! And that’s just the first pearl in this post about hyperbilirubinemia. So put on your sunglasses and get ready for some knowledge phototherapy.
GI
“Farfrompoopen” (A 5-year-old Told Me It’s German for Constipation)
Constipation in kiddos is common, and it’s almost always functional in etiology. What can we do about it? And what should we watch out for in the occasional case of a non-functional cause?
Lab Monitoring in Patients Taking Oral Terbinafine
Is it helpful to check hepatic function testing in patients taking oral terbinafine? What’s the evidence for and against?
GERD & Dyspepsia!
How do we differentiate reflux from dyspepsia? What are the alarm features for GERD and dyspepsia? When should we test for H.pylori?