The purpose of this article is to review procedures and therapies used in the difficult, life-threatening clinical circumstances. The authors review five procedures that are rarely used in extreme situations.
Skin rashes are a common chief complaint in any pediatric emergency department (ED). In 2008, skin rash was among the top 10 principal reasons for ED visits in the United States in patients younger than the age of 15 years.
Most physicians who travel will encounter one or more emergencies during air travel. This paper reviews the experience of a medical communication center that serves five domestic and international airlines over a 34-month period.
Statin therapy has multiple beneficial effects on coronary plaque, including prevention of plaque progression and reduction in thrombotic events. It is not clear if the beneficial effect on clinical events is due to reduction in lipid content of plaque.
N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 FA) from fish have been reputed to prevent the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have demonstrated some benefits in secondary prevention studies. Thus, this community-based investigator group in Italy conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of subjects with multiple risk factors for CVD (at least four, or one if diabetic) or evidence of atherosclerotic vascular disease, but without myocardial infarction (MI).