NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most patients with acute variceal bleeding have a relatively low 6-week mortality risk after standard-of-care treatment, but those with high creatinine levels have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For assessing subsequent risk of stroke in patients who’ve had a transient ischemic attack, the so-called ABCD2 instrument is not sensitive or specific…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on their review of screening instruments for alcohol and drug misuse, a Canadian team recommends using three quick questions in the emergency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a Swiss observational study indicate that outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis for ischemic stroke are less favorable in nonagenarians than octogenarians. Writing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with acute MI given early unfractionated heparin, a switch to bivalirudin before undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention results in improved cardiac…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children under 6 years of age who unwittingly ingest a sulfonylurea may not exhibit symptoms of hypoglycemia for up to 18 hours if…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A recommended maneuver in resuscitating pregnant women in cardiac arrest may be counterproductive, according to the authors of a systematic review of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Steroid nasal spray does not have a beneficial effect on the tympanometric signs and symptoms of eustachian tube dysfunction in school-aged children and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Not all abdominal gunshot wounds should be treated with an immediate laparotomy, trauma surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital conclude based on their 11-year…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients seen in the emergency department with chest pain, cardiac CT findings predict their risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in…