Practical Emergency Medicine

Abstract Disaster preparedness in hospitals is a critical global concern that involves proactive measures to mitigate the impact of...

Background Exfoliative dermatitis (ED) is a definitive term that refers to a scaling erythematous dermatitis involving 90% or more of the...

Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...

An adult in the Dublin Midlands Healthcare region has unfortunately died from measles this week. Nine cases of suspected measles were...

Practice Essentials Status asthmaticus is considered a medical emergency. It is the extreme form of an asthma exacerbation that can...

Practice Essentials Hemolysis is the premature destruction of erythrocytes. A hemolytic anemia will develop if bone marrow activity...

Epithelial, or epithelioid, mesothelioma cancer is the most common of this cancer’s three cell types. The epithelium is a protective...

Practice Essentials In hemorrhagic stroke, bleeding occurs directly into the brain parenchyma. The usual mechanism is thought to be...

Ischemic stroke is characterized by the sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of the brain, causing a loss of neurologic function.

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is estimated to affect 32 million persons in the United States and is the fourth...