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The source of embolic thrombotic material in patients with cryptogenic stroke is controversial.
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In animal models, aspirin (asa) has favorable effects on the incidence and/or growth rate of some cancers (CA).
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A broad-spectrum, parenteral, cephalosporin with activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria has been approved by the FDA. Ceftaroline fosamil is the prodrug of ceftaroline and is marketed by Forest Pharmaceuticals as Teflaro™.
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In a two-year study, postmenopausal women randomized to nitroglycerin ointment group had significant increases in areal BMD at the lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck and decreased bone resorption.
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The Wells rule for identifying patients at high risk for DVT did not perform as well as one developed from an outpatient population.
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Compared with manual, automated blood pressure measurements significantly reduced the white coat response in otherwise healthy primary care patients with systolic hypertension while demonstrating a stronger correlation with awake ambulatory blood pressure readings.
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Thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves is one of the most feared complications of heart-valve replacement.
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Uric acid as a weak organic acid (pka 5.8) is poorly soluble at physiological pH. It presence in serum is derived both from diet and endogenous biosynthesis, and it is excreted primarily by renal (75%) mechanisms under normal circumstances.