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SSRIs are associated with a low rate of birth defects according to 2 new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine. SSRIs are often taken by women in their childbearing years, but the risk of birth defects has been unclear.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 59-year old man with hypertension. He was admitted to the hospital to rule out acute infarction because of an "unpleasant sensation" in his chest.
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This issue is the second part of a discussion of hand and wrist injuries. The complexity of the anatomy and the variation of injuries provides an explanation of why so many injuries are initially missed.
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Using data from 132 US veterans hospitals collected in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, Wu et al performed a retrospective cohort study of patients aged 65 or older who underwent major non-cardiac surgery between 1997 and 2004.
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Burnout syndrome (BOS) is a condition in which professionals lose concern and emotional feeling for the people they work with, and come to treat them in a detached or even dehumanizing manner.
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In this multicenter clinical trial from France, Francois and associates sought to determine whether methylprednisolone administered prior to extubation would prevent post-extubation laryngeal edema (PELE) and the need for re-intubation.
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In this study, investigators at the University of Saskatchewan sought to determine whether current-technology cell phones and 2-way radios affected the function of the ventilator models in use in their province.
