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Controlling healthcare costs is tricky business, and sometimes the best intentions have adverse outcomes, as pointed out in a new study in the June 1st New England Journal of Medicine.
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This prospective study demonstrates that clinical features such as focal deficits, a clear time of onset, and absence of non-neurological signs distinguish a stroke ...
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... a successful spontaneous breathing trial with pressure support immediately after a failed T-piece trial may predict and allow successful liberation from a ventilator.
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Nosocomial infections are unfortunately common in intensive care units all across the United States.
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If you ever find yourself struggling with the ethical implications of permitting a patient to make a bad medical decision, maybe you should think semantics before you weigh ethics.
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In the first study specifically designed to evaluate bleeding patterns after use of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) Plan B (Barr Pharmaceuticals, Pomona, NY), data indicate that intermenstrual bleeding following treatment is uncommon.
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You're reviewing the medical history for a new patient. The 26-year-old woman complained of back pain for months before a neurologist ordered a magnetic resonance imaging test to check for a herniated disc. The test detected something else: ovarian cancer that has spread to the spine.
