Background A pre-emptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (pTIPS) reduces mortality in high-risk patients with cirrhosis (Child-Pugh C/B+active bleeding) with acute variceal bleeding (AVB ...

Background Clinical guidelines recommend pregnant women without contraindication engage in regular physical activity. This is based on extensive evidence demonstrating the safety and benefits of ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Current anticoagulant or antiplatelet use is not necessarily a contraindication for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to a stroke patient in the emergency department, a ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves exposing the body to a pressurized environment at a minimum of 1.4 atmospheres absolute (ATA) with 100% oxygen inspiration.[1] Selecting an appropriate ...

Nitroglycerin remains one of the most common medications used by EMTs and paramedics to treat chest pain and suspected cardiac events. Yet despite its frequent use, there’s widespread confusion about ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After match, complications did not differ in patients with and without osteoporosis who underwent cemented or ...

Ivermectin is a drug derived from avermectins, which are an isolated class produced by Streptomyces avermitilis through fermentation, which has been used for decades to treat parasitic infestations ...

A new study has found that people with newly diagnosed OA (knee or hip) with contraindications to or precautions for NSAIDs use continue to be prescribed these drugs. Additionally they had higher use ...

Most Americans who drink grapefruit juice do so for breakfast-- a time of day when many people also take medications. Grapefruit juice, it turns out, can affect some medications. So you may need to ...

NACI recommends that any age-appropriate quadrivalent or trivalent influenza vaccine should be used for individuals 6 months of age and older who do not have contraindications or precautions. Both ...