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... acute appendicitis is a common disorder that continues to remain a diagnostic challenge despite clinical study during the past century and imaging advances in the past decade.
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Infection control practices often target clinician behaviors, eg, improving adherence to hand washing hygiene and other infection control practices.
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A 53-year-old woman with a history of splenectomy 15 years ago for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and no chronic medical problems awoke with headache, myalgias, and fever. She was seen at her local urgent care that evening where she had a temperature of 102°F with mild tachycardia but otherwise normal vital signs.
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A 58-year-old woman presented with 3 days of dyspnea and was shown by CT scan to have pulmonary thromboemboli. She was anticoagulated with low-molecular-weight heparin and was stable for 2 days, but then developed acute respiratory failure, was intubated, and transferred to the ICU.
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Alternative Therapy for Depression?; FDA Actions
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Increased fruit and vegetable intake, at least 5 servings per day, is associated with a reduced risk of stroke.
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The recent hemorrhagic stroke of Ariel Sharon, who was on anticoagulation because of a previous embolic stroke related to a patent foramen ovale, underlines the dangers of anticoagulation in elderly patients.
