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Wolf and colleagues reviewed the current management of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in children, primarily focusing on non-neonates with long-term tunneled central venous catheters.
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Three new cases of rhabdomyolysis after eating buffalo fish are reported.
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Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
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The notification of the CDC of 2 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclospora infections on June 28, 2013 was their first evidence of an outbreak.
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Clinically relevant doses of bactericidal antibiotics (quinolones, aminoglycosides and β-lactams) were shown to cause mitochondrial dysfunction and overproduction of reactive oxygen species in mammalian cells in vitro and in mice, leading to oxidative tissue damage.
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Rheumatologic and autoimmune disease patients often present with very complex manifestations that can be confusing and challenging to accurately diagnose. Clinicians increasingly depend on both common and arcane laboratory testing to facilitate arriving at a confident final diagnosis, even though most diagnoses are made through thorough history taking and careful physical examination.
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Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
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The ECG shown above was obtained from an acutely ill but alert and hemodynamically stable patient. How certain are you that the rhythm is ventricular tachycardia (VT)? Might there be another explanation if the patient in question was a young adult with renal disease and diabetes?
