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The consecutive rhythm strips seen in the Figure were obtained from a 73-year-old man with a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy. QRS widening is the result of underlying bundle branch block. In view of the atrial activity seen in these rhythm strips, what would you want to ask the patient?
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The first head-to-head comparison study of an ACE inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker, to assess renoprotective effects in type 2 diabetes, has shown that the drugs are comparable in their benefit.
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The nations leading group of emergency physicians is calling for a crisis summit to prevent a potential public heath disaster this flu season.
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Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections cause a striking level of complications and deaths in patients with prosthetic devices, researchers reported recently at the annual Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Washington, DC.
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Oseltamivir treatment of children with influenza A virus infection was associated with the selection of resistant mutants in 18% of cases.
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Infection control professionals had a median salary in the $50,000 to $59,000 range, but many are struggling to get department resources despite an onslaught of regulatory and accreditation requirements, according to the 2004 salary survey by Hospital Infection Control.
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Infection control professionals are rolling out their severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) plans and steeling themselves for overwhelmed emergency departments (ED) after the nations leading ED clinicians warned that a perfect storm may be forming this influenza season.
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While influenza antiviral medications comprise an important second line of defense during a troubled flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reluctant to promote the drugs as a solution to the vaccine shortage.