Practical Emergency Medicine

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

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

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

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

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

Practice Essentials Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a collective group of inherited noninflammatory but progressive muscle disorders without a...

Practice Essentials Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, is a nonsurgical technique for treating...

Introducción: El término shock fue incorporado a la medicina traducido a su vez de la palabra francesa shoc y fue usado por vez primera...