Insomnia is associated with an increased risk of falls in nursing home residents. The use of hypnotics is not.
The management of neuropathic pain (NPP) presents a challenge to clinicians of all specialties, since disorders associated with NPP span the gamut of medical disciplines.
The 12-lead ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 69-year-old woman with a history of a previous large myocardial infarction. She was aware of an extra beating of her heart, but was otherwise asymptomatic at the time this tracing was recorded. How would you interpret this tracing in view of this presentation, her prior history, and the knowledge that the patient was known to have complete right bundle branch block on prior ECG?
