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Patients with chronic pain can be some of the most difficult patients to deal with. They are often miserable and demanding, and their quest for pain relief can lead to addiction.
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The authors of this issue discuss three types of drug-resistant bacteria that can colonize or infect emergency department patients. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and, to a lesser extent, vancomycin-resistant enterococci are known to most emergency physicians.
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Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin at their maximal doses, favorably change HDL subpopulation levels, but rosuvastatin is significantly more potent than atorvastatin for this purpose
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Rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe may improve the management of high-risk patients by increasing the number that reach goal LDL cholesterol levels.
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Women harbor less atherosclerotic plaque within their coronary arteries, despite the greater prevalence of atherogenic risk factors.
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Revisions of BMI cut-points to define obesity in ethnic minorities may be warranted.
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In children affected by Brugada syndrome there is no male predominance, a very strong linkage to febrile episodes and a high incidence of SCN5A mutations.
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