Critical Care Considerations in Trauma
Overview Trauma has been dubbed the forgotten epidemic and the neglected disease of modern society. Trauma annually impacts hundreds of...
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Practice Essentials Myocardial infarction (MI) (ie, heart attack) is the irreversible death (necrosis) of heart muscle secondary to...
Asthma
Practice Essentials Asthma is a common chronic disease worldwide and affects approximately 26 million persons in the United States. It is...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treatment and Guidelines
Treatment & Management Approach Considerations Utilization of programs established by the FDA to allow clinicians to gain access to...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Part 1
Overview Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute...
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Background Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) was initially described by Bright in 1831 as a complication of epidural and subdural...
Copia de Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Practice Essentials Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, major, life-threatening complication of diabetes characterized by...
Wellens Syndrome
Background Wellens syndrome was first described in the early 1980s by de Zwaan, Wellens, and colleagues, who identified a subset of...
Astra Zeneca Vaccine Image review
This vaccine is a viral vector vaccine, similar to Johnson and Johnson and SputniK. Mechanism of Action Vaccine is composed of a...
COVID-19 vaccine, viral vector-Janssen
Dosing & Uses ADULT Dosage Forms & Strengths injection, suspension 5x1010 virus particles/0.5mL (5 doses per vial) COVID-19 Disease...
