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This article reviews the pathophysiology involved in the newborn with congenital heart disease and familiarizes the reader with the nomenclature and known complications encountered in the care of these children.
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This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed.
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The diagnosis of genitourinary pathology may be challenging, especially in a busy emergency department. It is important in any infant with a complaint of fussiness, vomiting, or not acting right to undo the diaper and do a careful assessment of the genitalia. It is easy to miss a hernia or testicular torsion if an infant is not fully examined. Identification of children with a potential for underlying pathology is also essential.
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This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially
disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a
substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed.
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Your practice includes confidential care for adolescents, including provision of contraceptives and testing/treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). But are your office staff communicating the confidentiality of this information correctly to prospective teen patients? If they are not, adolescents may fail to access these important services.
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Combined oral contraceptives (OCs) help decrease a womans risk for epithelial ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer, reduce her risk of pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy, and lessen menstrual cramps and pain. But what is their impact on bone mineral density (BMD)?
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Whats the impact of concomitant medications on combined oral contraceptives (OCs)?
