Hallucinogen Use
Toxidromes, Hallucinogen use and toxicity
Mushroom Toxicity
In Autum it is more frequent to find these intoxications in ED rooms. This is an overview of mushroom toxicity and how to approach it.
Serotonin Syndrome
Practice Essentials Serotonin syndrome is classically described as involving a combination of autonomic hyperactivity, hemodynamic changes,
Listeria Infection
Practice Essentials Listeriosis is an infection caused by the gram-positive motile bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. [1, 2] Listeriosis...
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Doubled Since 2007 in Europe
Antibiotic resistant infections are one of the challenges for the present and future medicine
Malaria
Practice Essentials Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by infection with Plasmodium protozoa transmitted by an...
Thoracic Aneurysm
Background Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a life-threatening condition that causes significant short- and long-term mortality due to...
Dengue
Dengue is the most common and important arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) illness in humans. It is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus...
Ebola Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Ebola virus (see the image below) is one of at least 30 known viruses capable of causing viral hemorrhagic fever...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Overview Definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative, noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical...
