Ed Pullen, MD

The key to managing opioid-induced constipation is early recognition of the problem.

As more angiotensin receptor blockers come off patent, it will be interesting to see how manufacturers, payers, and physicians react.

PSVT ablation is effective in about 90% of cases where an aberrant connection is located, and is as invasive as a routine cardiac catheterization.

A simple procedure can be used in patients with acute otitis media that provides immediate pain relief and often avoids the need to use antibiotics.

Many of the famous early Americans like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington either died of old age or of an illness that, even today, could have caused their deaths, according to Dr. Pullen.

This recent comment from a patient during an exam led Dr. Pullen to reflect on the many things that physicians do during an office visit that may seem odd to patients.

The condition in which the great toe has very limited motion first came to Dr. Pullen's attention when his son, who was playing baseball at the time, was having pain in his foot when he tried to push off of it or play for an extended period of time.

According to Dr. Pullen, although this is a very common problem, many male patients who have never suffered from epididymitis come in concerned about testicular cancer.