"Case: A 31-year-old man with an unremarkable past medical history presented with substernal chest pressure without radiation of two-hours duration. The patient's vitals remained stable and an ECG was obtained. What is the ...

"Bone cultures are extremely important in the diagnosis and management of bone infections. The value of bone biopsies lies in obtaining accurate microbiological data and susceptibility profiles. Ideally, these cultures ...

This article answers the question: I ordered a comprehensive metabolic panel. The lab will not release the potassium value because of an interference. I need that result! Why can't they just release the value and let me ...

"The patient is a 75-year-old Caucasian male who was admitted in May for management of a penile ulceration and a generalized rash. He has a medical history of Type II Diabetes Mellitus, tobacco abuse, and Rheumatoid Arthritis ...

. She had three recent hospitalizations for COPD exacerbation and pneumonia. She was noted to be hypoxic despite five liters/minute of supplemental oxygen. Laboratory studies revealed leukocytosis, hypernatremia, and elevated brain natriuretic peptide...

"Diabetes mellitus has been estimated to affect 30 million Americans in 2015 with an increasing prevalence every year 1. In addition, patients with diabetes have up to a 3-fold increased risk of hospitalization 2. The health care cost for a person...

with prolonged hospital stays; they may be associated with more adverse events and higher costs. The line needed for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) can complicate in 22% of cases, with almost half of them requiring emergency department visit...

Background: Transcutaneous carbon di-oxide (TcCO2) monitoring can be valuable to allow non-invasive monitoring of plasma carbon dioxide (PaCO2) levels in patients with acute respiratory failure including those with novel coronavirus disease 2019...

that include measurement of intracranial pressure in such patients. In this article, we report two adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who developed acute encephalopathy; both underwent lumbar puncture and were found to have significantly elevated...

Introduction: Obesity is a risk factor for many health conditions and complications but may be regarded as a prognostic factor in other conditions. This has been described as the "obesity paradox." The debate whether this ...

A substantive gap exists in understanding the knowledge and perception of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among African Americans overall and especially those in non-urban areas. Thus, this analysis explores these issues among heterosexual African...

Traditional Chinese medicine has been influencing Chinese people for thousands of years. Vaccine, as a means of western medicine, has been on the controversial side of traditional Chinese medicine. When it comes to disease, many Chinese people make...