Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of ...

Since Carl Djerassi and Gregory Pincus brought the proof of concept of OCs in the early 1960s, with a pill containing norethidronel as a progestin and mestranol as an estrogen, many different ...

The pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of four topical lidocaine patches 5% continuously applied for 72 hours and changed every 12 or 24 hours were examined. In this randomized ...

Expert Review of Vaccines provides expert reviews, commentary and analysis on the development and effectiveness of new vaccines. Coverage includes vaccine technology, vaccine adjuvants ...

Cough associated with acute and chronic respiratory conditions is common in patients of all ages. Levocloperastine is a novel antitussive with a pharmacological profile distinct from that of the ...

At the same time that the evidence was building regarding episiotomy as a cause of severe perineal lacerations, there existed separate lines of investigation into the sequelae of these lacerations ...

The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...

Currently, there is no consensus on the most effective medical therapy for posterior circulation ischemia. To date, there have been no randomized trials studying the use of different antiplatelet ...

In addition, previous headache diagnoses must be considered and the presence of any comorbid depression or anxiety disorder. These latter disorders seem to occur with greater frequency in IIH ...

Background: A potential drug interaction exists between oral corticosteroids and warfarin, but there is limited documentation. Objective: To evaluate the potential drug interaction between oral ...

Our patient's AST value was 17 times the ULN, and his ALT level was 11 times the ULN. While this is considered clinically significant, it is unknown how often ceftriaxone induces such substantial ...

Oxygen therapy saves lives, but does it improve quality of life? Dr Holley explores the balance of benefits, burdens, and ...