This 52-year-old woman's case reaffirms the importance of a careful history in evaluating a patient with symptoms of RLS.

Mitochondrial cytopathy refers to a group of disorders. A lack of unique symptoms makes the diagnosis difficult.

This condition should be in the differential diagnosis for any patient presenting with extremity pain.

Measuring optic nerve sheath diameter does not involve radiation exposure and can be done quickly at the bedside during the evaluation of a patient with head injuries.

Case Report - This patients symptoms turned out to be from an uncommon conditionbut one that should always be considered in the evaluation of abdominal pain in adults.

Staphylococci and streptococci are the most common causes of skin infections—but when the patient is immunocompromised, keep other causative organisms in mind as well.

A breast mass in a young woman presents a challenge to clinicians. The differential diagnosis and diagnostic studies of choice may differ from those used for an adult patient.

The cause sometimes remains unclear, but cardiac tamponade is potentially fatal. A rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to saving the patient.

A detailed history, with an emphasis on any recent travel, is especially important when you are evaluating a patient who presents with a fever without a clear cause. The patient is a 20-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department complaining of nausea and vomiting for the past 5 days. The patient reported a decrease in appetite, loose bowel movements, and mild generalized abdominal pain after vomiting.

Active adults often complain of knee pain and swelling, and PAs should consider less common causes of these symptoms when the diagnosis remains unclear.