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Headache is a common chief complaint encountered by emergency physicians (EPs). It may be a symptom of benign diseases such as migraine headaches or a common virus. Unfortunately, it also may represent other, more life-threatening illnesses, including subarachnoid hemorrhage. Delineating which patients need radiologic imaging, spinal fluid testing, and even angiography is part of the challenge encountered by the EP. This issue will outline strategies for reducing risk in the headache patient. Specifically, diagnosis and management of subarachniod hemorrhage will be detailed.
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Antihypertensive Treatment and Measurement at Home or in the Physicians Office; Inactivated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine and the Risk of Bells Palsy; Topiramate for Migraine Prevention; Computed Tomographic Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy); Ejaculation Frequency and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer;Different Combinations of Bupropion SR dose and Behavioral Treatment for Smoking Cessation.
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Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy; Anti-Depressants and the Risk of Suicide; FDA Actions; Brief Notes.
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It is hard to believe, but whom, how, and when to screen for thyroid disease is a highly controversial topic. The controversy is fueled by uncertainty about which populations are at risk, short-term cost vs benefit considerations, lack of consensus about when to initiate treatment, whether to use a mix of thyroxine and thyronine, and debate about the long-term risks of treating vs not treating asymptomatic individuals.
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Abdominal myomectomy might improve reproductive outcome in cases of intramural or subserosal fibroids especially if the patient is less than 30 years of age and the myoma is single.
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Get Antioxidants from Food, Not Supplements; FDA Requires Pancreatic Extract Makers to Submit Marketing Applications. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(9):72.
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Hardy ML. Beating the post-baby blues: Massage can help. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(9):70-71.
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Do you want to increase satisfaction scores, improve patient care, and boost staff retention all in one shot? Consider switching to a team model of nursing.
