Vital Signs

Vital Signs: And Down She Goes

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:00 CST

When a woman collapses in the waiting room, a doctor acts swiftly to diagnose and treat a potentially fatal condition.

Vital Signs: Confusion That Comes and Goes

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:00:00 CST

An old Vital Signs helps solve the mystery of a man who slipped into and out of strange altered states.

Vital Signs: Simple Sickness Gone Awry

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:00:00 CDT

A woman with mild congestive heart failure takes a drastic turn for the worse. Why is her heart suddenly flagging?

Vital Signs: Brain Got Your Tongue?

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:00:00 CDT

A 6-year-old girl cannot speak outside ?her home. Is she simply shy, or is some bigger problem keeping her from talking?

Vital Signs: Those Who Know Us Best

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:00:00 CDT

A whiff of bad breath tells a woman something is seriously wrong with her husband.

Vital Signs: Treating Disease in the Big Easy

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:00:00 CST

A patient?s abdominal pain challenges doctors in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Vital Signs: The Race to Treat a Seizing Child

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:00:00 CDT

A toddler's neurological outburst leads to a clinical guessing game.

Vital Signs: Unusual Urine

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:00:00 CDT

A housewife's unusual bathroom trips lead her doctor to diagnose a rare disease.

Vital Signs: A Perfect Storm of Health Risk

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:00:00 CDT

In some situations, rare and lethal illnesses become downright probable.

Vital Signs: Don't Get Your Ovaries in a Knot

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:00:00 CDT

There are some things a male doctor will never understand.

Vital Signs: Attacked from Within

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:00:00 CST

A woman battles a disease so diverse that it eludes diagnosis.

Vital Signs: Bugs Are Crawling In My Skin

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST

Stubborn and widespread skin eruptions mystify both doctor and patient.

Vital Signs: Plumbing Problems

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:00 CDT

A patient's low blood pressure tips his doctors off to a potentially fatal condition.

Vital Signs: The Boy Who Stopped Talking

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:00:00 CDT

A toddler's behavior gives away his condition.

Vital Signs: No Time to Waste

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Big problems in the brain can have farflung causes

Vital Signs: Why Is He Limping?

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:00:00 CDT

The injury seemed recent, but its origins were not.

Why Is Her Vision Hazy?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT

The warning signs become more ominous as a patient's symptoms come and go.

Vital Signs: The Bane of Many a Doctor

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Some troubles in the belly could be practically anything.

Vital Signs: Pressure Upstairs

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:00:00 CDT

Changes in an infant's skull provide a clue to a life-threatening condition.

Vital Signs: Why Is a Young, Healthy Man So Weak?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:00:00 CST

A vague, frustrating symptom finally gets a precise explanation.