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- Scuba diving: What you and your patients need to know
Scuba diving requires rigorous health screening to prevent injury or accidents. Be aware of the requirements, contraindications, and possible injuries.
- Thrombocytosis: When is an incidental finding serious?
What do you do if you order a complete blood count and, unexpectedly, the platelet count is high?
- An ectopic peripherally inserted central catheter (‘ectoPICC’)
A chest radiograph shows the line to have fractured and embolized to the left pulmonary artery.
- An elderly woman with chest pain and shortness of breath
The patient was treated for myocardial infarction but became hypotensive and developed moderate respiratory distress on her third hospital day. What is the likely cause?
- Sinusitis: Allergies, antibiotics, aspirin, asthma
Sinusitis may not be a single entity; it is associated with many comorbid conditions, notably asthma.
- Reducing the rate of amputations in acute diabetic foot infections
We devised a multidisciplinary approach that combines wound care, rehabilitation, prosthetics, orthotics, management of concurrent medical problems, and surveillance.
- Peripheral arterial disease: Recognition and medical management
Peripheral arterial disease is common but has a variable presentation. It is often unrecognized and undertreated, and it increases the risk of cardiovascular events and death.
MRI of the heart: Promises fulfilled?Questions remain about whether magnetic resonance imaging is the best way to evaluate patients when more traditional diagnostic techniques are inconclusive.