Despite the 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement indicating that routine neonatal circumcision is not medically necessary, circumcision continues to be the most frequently ...

Purpose: An overview of hyponatremia is provided, including its pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, signs and symptoms, and treatment, particularly with arginine vasopressin (AVP)-receptor ...

Dr. Hojo is an Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, Mizonokuchi Hospital, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. Dr. August is an Associate Professor of Medicine and ...

Standard MM.4.10 (formerly TX.3.5.2) All prescriptions or medication orders are reviewed for appropriateness. A pharmacist must review all medication orders before dispensing a medication ...

The rate of cardiac injury as determined by cTnI in this study was 19%. In trying to identify any factors that may contribute to an overestimation of cardiac injury, we consider the use of cTnI ...

Dubois reviews three ethical grounds that have been used to justify charging unhealthy people more or charging healthy persons less. (Economists consider the respective approaches fungible, that ...

What Is the Acetabular Bearing System of Choice? Compelling scientific and clinical data suggest that we revisit our choice of acetabular-bearing components. Technological advancements in femoral ...

Aims: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been associated with increased risk of congestive heart failure (CHF). We aimed to assess the impact of treatment with etoricoxib or diclofenac on ...