Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...
Measles Outbreak
An adult in the Dublin Midlands Healthcare region has unfortunately died from measles this week. Nine cases of suspected measles were...
Hemolytic Anemia
Practice Essentials Hemolysis is the premature destruction of erythrocytes. A hemolytic anemia will develop if bone marrow activity...
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Practice Essentials In hemorrhagic stroke, bleeding occurs directly into the brain parenchyma. The usual mechanism is thought to be...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Emphysema in Emergency Medicine
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is estimated to affect 32 million persons in the United States and is the fourth...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...
Muscular Dystrophy
Practice Essentials Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a collective group of inherited noninflammatory but progressive muscle disorders without a...
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Practice Essentials Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, is a nonsurgical technique for treating...
Shock
Introducción: El término shock fue incorporado a la medicina traducido a su vez de la palabra francesa shoc y fue usado por vez primera...
West Nile Virus
Overview Practice Essentials The West Nile virus is one of the many members of the genus Flavivirus that are known to cause human...