Pedicle Fracture 30 Years After Harrington Instrumentation
Bilateral pedicle fractures in the spine are very uncommon. Could this patient's surgery for scoliosis 30 years earlier have been the precipitating factor?
Category : Health & Medicine Journal & Academic : Health & Medical
Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Medical Inpatients
What are the clinical implications of severe vitamin D deficiency in medical inpatients?
The Year in Cardiology 2013: Arrhythmias
Don't miss this current review of top arrhythmia-related happenings from a most electric year.
Chest Pain Evaluation in the Emergency Department
ECG-gated MDCT appears to be logistically feasible and shows promise as a comprehensive method for evaluating cardiac and noncardiac chest pain in stable emergency department patients.
Magnesium Intake and Depression in Adults
Could low magnesium intake be a risk factor for depression?
Myoid Gonadal Stromal Tumor
The authors present the clinicopathological features of three cases of testicular myoid gonadal stromal tumor, a rare spindle cell tumor with good prognosis.
Treatment of Tobacco Use Relative to Other Chronic Conditions
Are clinicians doing as much as they can treat tobacco use and how does it compare with treating other diseases?
Predictors of BP Response in the Symplicity HTN-3 Trial
Confounding factors are revealed and may partially explain unexpected BP responses in both sham control and renal denervation groups.
Lower Risk With Unrestricted Use of 'New-generation' DES
Find out how new drug-eluting stents are improving on older generation DES, and BMS in a real-world population.
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Critical Limb Ischaemia
Do critical limb ischemia patients receive adequate angiographies and revascularizations -- for limb-loss reduction?
Body Mass Index and Asthma Among Low-Birth-Weight Children
Are overweight and obese adolescents with a history of low birth weight at greater risk of developing asthma?
Cell Phone Use and Traffic Crash Risk
Cell phone use while driving -- particularly texting -- is on the rise. This study examined the impact of cell phone use on crash risk in naturalistic driving conditions.
80-Week Data From a Phase 2 Study
Both high-dose and low-dose TPV/r (500 or 1000 mg BID) achieved plasma RNA levels <50 copies/mL demonstrating that TPV/r in combination can provide durable response for highly experienced patients.
Heterotaxy Syndrome With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension may develop as a consequence of underlying splenic, hepatic, or vascular manifestations.
New Oral Anticoagulants in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Learn more about new oral anticoagulants as an alternative for vitamin K antagonists to prevent stroke.
Promoting Self-directed Learning Using Virtual Patient Cases
Is education using virtual patient cases as effective as traditional teaching methods?
Spurious Elevation of Hemoglobin A1c
Falsely elevated hemoglobin A-1c due to hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin is a potentially serious problem in the management of patients with diabetes mellitus.
Sleep and Academic Performance Among Student Pharmacists
Is lack of sleep negatively impacting pharmacy students' academic performance?
Bar-code Technology and Observation for Safer Drug Administration
A collaborative effort between pharmacy and nursing staffs produced even better results than expected.
Microvascular Injury in the Pulmonary Fibrosis of Collagen Vascular Disease
Antibody-mediated endothelial cell injury may be the basis of the tissue injury and fibrosing reparative response in pulmonary fibrosis in the setting of collagen vascular disease.