-
Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric respiratory disease and remains one of the most common reasons children in the United States require hospitalization. Acute exacerbations of asthma can be life-threatening. While most of these acute exacerbations can be managed successfully in the office or in the emergency department, a few children with severe exacerbations may require admission to the intensive care unit.
-
Osteoporosis is a common disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality. Its prevalence and costs to society are huge and its incidence is rising as the population ages. Osteoporosis affects people of all races and socioeconomic groups, and the prevalence in men is not far behind that of women, yet it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated.
-
-
-
Rehabilitation is a critical component of stroke treatment, as most stroke survivors are left with significant neurological impairments and other sequelae, such as spasticity and pain.
-
-
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
-
Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women
-
Checklists and clear protocols for clinical care have been highly successful in infection prevention and other fields, but can be easily undercut by a simple non-action: silence.
-
Though the value of infection prevention programs goes without saying today, there was a time when the field was first forming that there was little to no evidence that the basic tenets of infection prevention were essential to protect hospital patients and prevent what were then called nosocomial infections.
