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- Managing Three Common Oncologic Emergencies
Spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, and hypercalcemia are tumor-related emergencies clinicians need to watch for in patients with malignancy.
- Demographics of long-term ventilator-dependent patients outside the intensive care unit
The ICU is the traditional setting for long-term ventilator care, but the demand for more cost-effective use of ICU beds has hospitals looking at other settings.
- Atrial natriuretic factor and catecholamine levels during exercise in patients with and without coronary artery disease
In coronary artery disease, exercise-induced myocardial ischemia does not produce further release of ANF, suggesting that the cause of ANF release is not ischemia itself, but left ventricular dysfunction leading to increases in intracardiac pressures.
- Perioperative blood transfusion and survival of breast cancer patients after modified radical mastectomy
Does perioperative blood transfusion compromise longterm survival in cancer patients? Although a firm link is not yet established, early findings and current knowledge of transfusion-associated risks advise caution.
- Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome: the Cleveland Clinic experience
Significant nerve and muscle involvement, diffuse fasciitis, and weight loss were adverse prognosticating factors in this group of patients. Those who survived the acute phase and stabilized were more likely to continue to improve.
- Initial studies with FK506 in renal transplantation
Advantages of this immunosuppressive agent include relatively few side effects and high potency, eliminating the need for steroids in some patients.