Essential strategies and tactics for managing sickle cell disease.

Key to patients' well-being is the family physician's watchfulness-through periodic lab testing and health checks and diligent application of preventive measures.

Soft Tissue Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Leading to Cauda Equina Syndrome: Case Presentation and Clinical Considerations.

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare neurological emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention for the best potential patient outcome. CES results from the compression of spinal roots along the lower spine usually at the level of L2 or below. It typically presents with severe low back pain, pain radiating to lower extremities, motor weakness, sensory loss, saddle anesthesia, bladder and bowel dysfunction.