In This Case: Chronic Pain Editor: Alyson J. McGregor MD, MA Co-Editor: Rebecca Barron, MD, MPH Case Overview Chronic pain is a condition that is increasingly common in the aging population and exhibits a marked prevalence in women. However, the etiology of this condition is not well understood and its diagnosis and treatment is often […]
arthritis, Case Study, Chronic Pain, Depression, Women
In This Case: Sex and Gender Differences in COPD Courteney MacKuen, MD MPH and Alyson J. McGregor MD MA Case Overview: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) includes aspects of emphysema and chronic bronchitis and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. In 2008 it became the third leading cause of mortality in the United […]
Case Study, COPD, In This Case
In This Case: Gender and Prescription Opioid Abuse by Kimberly Glerum and Esther Choo Case Overview: Nonmedical use of prescription opioids is becoming an increasingly serious public health problem in the United States. Although opioids have been used to relieve pain in clinical settings since the early 19th century, prescription opioid use – […]
emergency room, Opiates, Overdose, PharacologyIn This Case: Traumatic Brain Injury Emily Gudbranson and Esther Choo, MD MPH Case Overview: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States.[i] Each year, approximately 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI; of these, 50,000 people die, 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive, and 80,000-90,000 people […]
Emergency Medicine, Neurology, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury
