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Pulmonary contusion is a common and potentially life-threatening lung injury that usually results from blunt chest trauma. It is defined as parenchymal injury to the lung that leads to alveolar hemorrhage and edema without significant laceration.

Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC), an acute inflammatory disease affecting the colon, is most commonly caused by an overgrowth of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile), a toxin-producing, spore-forming gram-positive anaerobic bacterium. It is a central reason for antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis, leading to significant morbidity and mortality, especially in hospitalized patients and those with recent antibiotic exposure.

Posterior oropharyngeal erythema is a common clinical finding that can result from a variety of underlying etiologies, ranging from benign self-limiting conditions to serious infectious and inflammatory diseases.

Peaked T waves are an important electrocardiographic (ECG) finding that can signal underlying electrolyte disturbances, ischemia, or other cardiac abnormalities.

Micronized progesterone is a bioidentical form of the hormone progesterone that has gained increasing attention in clinical practice. It is widely used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT), fertility treatments, gynecological conditions, and various off-label applications.

Spinal cord compression is a medical emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and intervention to prevent permanent neurologic deficits. Diagnosing this condition can be challenging, as low back pain is a common complaint, but only a small percentage of cases result from spinal cord compression.

A nursing team at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, revised the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation handoff process between the emergency department and telemetry unit. It led to a few key improvements.

Emerging research suggests that metabolic health, particularly insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction, plays a crucial role in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Fractional flow reserve is the gold standard for guiding revascularization in patients with intermediate coronary stenoses, as it reduces unnecessary interventions and improves clinical outcomes. Quantitative flow ratio, an angiography-based computational method, offers a noninvasive alternative by analyzing coronary angiograms without pressure wires. Here's how they compared.

Whether citizen science projects require IRB oversight depends on their classification under the Common Rule for human subjects research. Although many citizen science projects are exempt, some conducted in collaboration with universities or nonprofits may still fall under IRB jurisdiction.

'Prevented estimated 800 hospitalizations and 60 deaths'

'Over the past year, I have watched many children die of measles'

'Measles is a nasty virus.'

Those vaccinated before infection have varying levels of protection — up to 73%.

Fired worker had sought religious exemption