ISSN-1059-6518 By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh The Setting: A small group of kayakers set off for their first run of the season down a local white water river in the early spring. There is still some snow on the banks of the river and ice covering the water in the shaded bends […]
ISSN-1059-6518 By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T. B. R. Walsh Unfortunately, heart attacks and premature death due to heart disease are very familiar problems, not only in the USA, but also, around the world. Very common calls for EMS and for emergency departments in hospitals, they are universal issues. Heart problems occur in all […]
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 27 Number 1 Makonde for “that which bends up” Chikungunya is NEW to the Caribbean Islands By Frank Hubbell, DO Haiti: A 19-year old female presents at a rural clinic with a high fever, 104F, a fine, erythematous rash on her feet and lower legs that does not blanch with pressure, and […]
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 27 Number 1 The Acute Abdomen—a Rapid Review: By Frank Hubbell, DO Abdominal pain can be one of the most difficult disorders to pin down and make an accurate diagnosis. We have done extensive articles in the past regarding the acute abdomen, but we felt it was time to do a condensed […]
