. 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...

This article answers the question: My patient's blood type is O negative, but the platelet transfusion he received yesterday was Rh positive. What is the risk of developing an anti-D alloantibody after exposure to an Rh ...

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...

"A 30-year-old lady was admitted with two weeks of fever and right upper quadrant pain. She had a background of non-malignant, non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis (PVT) with cavernoma formation. There was no detected ...

, 20 (37.7%) required non-invasive ventilation with impending need for intubation and 2 patients (3.8%) who did not require oxygen delivery beyond high flow nasal cannula. Forty patients provided 121 instances of paired measurements of TcCO2 and PaCO2...

Elder mistreatment may become increasingly apparent as the elderly population continues to grow. Due to their knowledge and skills, physicians have a unique role in the multidisciplinary teams that care for such patients. ...

"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 ...

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...

Non-ketotic hyperglycemia is a complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Rarely, it can present like an acute neurological syndrome with unilateral choreiform and ballistic movements. Such a presentation usually ...

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 ...

the "weakest link".3 While the concept of leadless pacing was first proposed in 1970, not until 2012, with implantation of the St. Jude leadless pacemaker, did practical application of this concept come to fruition.4,5"--Introduction...

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...

"In the United States, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) results in an estimated 2 to 3 million diagnoses each year, 10 million physician visits, and 600,000 hospitalizations resulting in a total cost of over 20 billion dollars annually. Common...

"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...

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...