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Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in men, both in this country and in Europe. Due to the introduction of the prostate specific antigen blood test (PSA test), the ability to diagnose prostate cancer well before signs or symptoms of the disease develop has been realized. Following its introduction, the PSA was endorsed widely and recommended by many major public health organizations as a useful screening test.
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Managing cardiac arrhythmias is a unique and complex challenge in the primary care setting. The clinician must balance proper initial assessment, long-term management schemes and effective acute and chronic treatment approaches with appropriate triage to a cardiac specialist and/or an electrophysiologist. The treating clinician must be able to diagnose the arrhythmia (if possible), understand the risks to the patients, and plan an acceptable therapeutic strategy. Available treatment options are evolving rapidly.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a patient with atypical chest pain. Is this a normal ECG? If not, why not?
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In this prospective study of older ICU patients (mean age, 67 years), frailty as assessed by a simple scale was present in one-third and was strongly associated with increased risk of adverse events, morbidity, and mortality.
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The risk of developing atrial fibrillation is increased by the use of oral or intravenous bisphosphonates, but the risk is relatively greater when the drug is given intravenously.
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After caring for patients with Clostridium difficile infection, nearly 25% of health care workers were found to have hand contamination with C. difficile spores.
