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Using data from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Selvin and colleagues analyzed the responses of men over 20 years of age about their experiences with erectile dysfunction (ED).
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12-lead ECG and lead II rhythm strip obtained from a hospitalized, older adult with the sudden onset of palpitations and a heart rate of 210/minute.
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Diabetic gastroparesis, delayed gastric emptying associated with diabetes mellitus, may occur in more than 10% of diabetic patients and can be severely symptomatic and refractory to management.
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It is common to see a patient with the end manifestations of hepatitis C in the emergency department (ED). However, the more important patient may be the one who is infected with hepatitis C but is unaware of the infection.
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Status epilepticus, in the setting of cancer, is treatable and does not appear to increase mortality above the risk of the underlying disease.
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Aspirin can be life saving in patients with acute coronary events, but its use in patients with cancer, particularly in those with thrombocytopenia, is often avoided, presumably for fear of hemorrhagic complications.
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Vancomycin was inferior to cefazolin in the treatment of MSSA bacteremia in chronic hemodialysis patients in a retrospective study.
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Delirium occurred in about one-third of patients in this study of a mixed medical-surgical ICU population. It was more frequent in more seriously ill patients, and also in those with hypertension, alcoholism, and the effects of sedative and analgesic drugs.
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