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Portal venous system thrombosis (PVST) following splenectomy due to trauma is rare. Due to the infrequent nature of this event, few studies have been completed to create standards of care for these patients. When to screen for, and how to manage this condition remains understudied. Indeed portal venous thrombosis is a life threatening emergency, and a review of the risk factors, and frequency of this event is important. This paper describes an interesting case of splenectomy following trauma, its rare complication of PVST, and finally discusses the data available regarding screening and treatment.  Read..

Y.S. was a 19 y/o Hispanic female who presented to the labor and delivery ward complaining of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The patient was G1 P0, and at 33+1 weeks. Estimated date of confinement was 8/28/09 by ultrasound, as stated by the patient. She reported that while at work and at around 12:00 p.m. she felt she needed to use the restroom. She states that when she attempted this, there was a ‘gush” of blood into the toilet. Soon after this incident she called her husband, whom suggested that she call an ambulance. The ambulance arrived, and brought her to the nearest hospital. Upon the 12:39 arrival to the emergency department, the patient was rapidly triaged, and immediately sent, while still on stretcher, to the Labor and Delivery ward for further evaluation.  Read..

A 34 year old male, engaged in some industrial work in Noida, with no significant past history, presented to the casualty (ESI Hospital, Noida) with acute onset weakness of all four limbs. The patient had gone to bed without any weakness, but when he woke up early morning- he found himself totally unable to get up. What he could manage on bed was some movement of his limbs parallel to his bed, but couldn’t perform any movements against gravity.  Read..

41-year-old gentleman was referred to the otolaryngology outpatient clinic with a one-month history of acute right-sided hearing loss. At the time of onset, he noticed a sudden loss of hearing in his right ear immediately following the prolonged use of a pneumatic drill on concrete without the benefit of ear protection. There was no previous history of noise exposure or any ear problems.  Read..

The patient reported blue-tinted vision when he used hypnosis on an almost daily basis for seven years. The visual change typically occurred when he was relaxed.  Read..

Pathologists are often faced with the dilemma of whether to recommend continuation of methotrexate therapy for psoriasis within the context of an existing pro-fibrogenic risk factor, in this instance, patients with genetic hemochromatosis.  Read..

56 year old male presented with complaint of acute onset painless diminution of vision in the right eye of 3 days duration followed by similar complaint in left eye after 1 day which deteriorated over the next 2 days.  Read..

A 29-year-old Vietnamese woman who had migrated to Australia 5 years previously was referred with a 2-month history of erythematous painful nodules on her thighs and left buttock, the largest of which measured 3 cm × 4 cm.  Read..

We report a rare case of fracture of the malleus and multiple ossicular dislocation. The fracture and dislocation of the ossicular chain occurred in a welding worker who suffered from a welding flame bum and self-induced earpick trauma of his left ear.  Read..

Importance of Medical Website & How to Choose Professional Medical Website Design Company  Read..

Data supporting the effects of a Polypill were from trials of single risk factor intervention, from which theoretical estimates for the additive effects of its individual components were extrapolated, and not from simultaneous intervention for several risk factors. The claims touted for the Polypill in a series of BMJ papers1,2 are therefore unlikely to translate into clinical practice  Read..

the impact of the clinical pahrmacist in antigoagulation management , and the most important anticoagulants used and how each one works  Read..

In the simplest of terms, LASIK surgery can be described as a procedure that is a means for people to have their problems of nearsightedness, farsightedness and even astigmatism corrected. During the procedure, the Excimer Laser is used to reshape the cornea after a thin corneal flap is formed. This surgery is becoming very popular throughout the world, as the quantity of people undergoing it is increasing at an enormous rate.  Read..

An informative article about hypoxia discussing the History of oxygen, Oxygen cascade, Oxygen transport. Hypoxia definition, Hypoxia types, Hypoxia sign and symptoms, Measurement and Management, Oxygen therapy in anesthesia, dark sides of oxygen etc..  Read..

Surgery without adequate pain control may seem cruel to the modern reader, yet this was the common practice throughout most of history. While anesthesia is considered a relatively new field, surgery predates recorded human history. Human skull trephinations occurred as early as 10,000 BC, with archaeological evidence of post-procedure bone infection and healing, proving these primitive surgeries were performed on living humans.  Read..

Reference values (or normal values) for hematological and biochemical parameters are used to aid physicians to interpret results of clinical measurements. They may also be used in clinical trials as a guide to setting inclusion / exclusion criteria as well as the basis of safety monitoring for trial participants  Read..

In the recent decade, medical reports have been released attributing various digestive problems, unexplained body and joint pains, fatigue and allergies to the toxins that have clogged in their colons. With the idea of getting rid of harmful toxins and extra waste that have built up in ones colon over the years, comes the ideal way to improve one’s physical well being. The utilization of a colon cleanser is the new way to rid your body of toxins  Read..

A medical breakthrough that is gaining recognition and acceptance by most medical and healthcare professionals is the colon irrigation as a method of colon cleanse. In tidying up the colon from all the unnecessary and unhealthy substances piled up in the colon walls, colon irrigation is deemed very effective in cleansing the colon.  Read..

Patients’ reviews Online have become the norm and yes, you’re being judged by them as we speak. Many physicians perceive them as a threat to their reputations and income which they can - but don’t have to! - be  Read..

Everybody told you that you must have a Website. You’ve bravely placed the order, paid good money, perhaps even gotten a cool gadget for the Website (like appointment-setting Online or downloadable patients’ forms) and now you have a really-good looking Website and a domain name consisting of your name and title  Read..

The heart is under influence of both divisions of the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic system has positive chronotropic action whereas the parasympathetic system has negative chronotropic action. Previous studies have shown that imbalance between sympathetic and parasympathetic tone and excessive stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system are fundamental risk factors for cardiac death  Read..

Bacon cheeseburgers and French fries drip with weight gain, increased cholesterol levels, and higher blood pressure. But what if further research findings made these foods look safe?  Read..

A group of substances essential to normal metabolism, growth and
development, and regulation of cell function; vitamins work together with
enzymes, co-factors, and other substances.  Read..

Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death by disease in the U.S. Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease, blindness, non-traumatic amputation and impotence. Heart disease and stroke are two to six times more common in people with diabetes.  Read..