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Radiation exposure from ct is quite substantial. A "typical" abdominal CT (AB-CT) examination exposes a patient to X-radiation equivalent to more than 500 chest X-rays.
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A combination histamine-1 receptor antagonist and a corticosteroid nasal spray has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis.
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Antipsychotic drug use may increase the risk of myocardial infarction in elderly patients with dementia.
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Scenario: The 12-lead ECG shown above was obtained from a previously healthy 30-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with new-onset palpitations. No prior ECG was available for comparison. The patient was alert and hemodynamically stable at the time this tracing was recorded. What is the rhythm? Is this rhythm likely to respond to adenosine?
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Patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus can be stratified into a lower cardiovascular risk group in the absence of coronary artery calcium.
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Aspirin and cancer prevention; rivaroxaban for pulmonary embolism; new rhinosinusitis practice guidelines; and FDA actions.
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Continuation of combination therapy with donepezil and memantine appears to have a long-term beneficial effect for patients with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.
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Krabbe disease can rarely present in adults as a combined central nervous system disorder with polyneuropathy.
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In comatose survivors of cardiac arrest, early malignant EEG findings during therapeutic hypothermia correlated with higher serum neuron-specific enolase levels and poor neurologic outcome.
