A Look At The Difficulties In The Diagnosis, Management And Treatment Of Patients With Schizoaffective Disorder

In this case we discuss patient RJ (not real initials) a young African American Muslim male who presents near the start of his illness and the struggles he is facing of accepting his diagnosis and treatment plan. This case illustrates several problems facing patients especially the difficulties in the diagnosis, management and treatment of people with schizoaffective disorder and other psychotic diseases.

A Case Study Of Pericardial Cyst Leading To Multifocalatrial Tachycardia

This case discusses a patient who presented with symptoms of dyspnea and cough. Prior to being seen and admitted, the patient was seen multiple times over a one month period with complaints of intermittent chest pain, most notable in the retrosternal region, and frequent heart palpitations. Cardiac monitoring of the patient revealed multifocal atrial tachycardia over multiple ECG, the cause of which was later revealed to be a pericardial cyst located in the right atrium on CT scan and transesophageal echocardiogram.