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Metabolic & Endocrine Disorders
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Assessment of colonic transit in a patient presenting with constipation is recommended only after excluding a defecatory disorder and after treatment with laxatives and first-line pharmacologic agents fails, or after pelvic floor training in those with a defecatory disorder fails, according to a... »
When thyroid glands go bad in the ED
DENVER – Endocrine emergencies are a real diagnostic challenge. They’re uncommon, the differential diagnosis is broad, and the symptoms are nonspecific. Yet early diagnosis can be lifesaving. The key to avoiding going down the wrong path often lies in the vital signs, which many times are... » MILWAUKEE – The obesity epidemic in the United States is bringing Americans to their knees, literally.
A growing number of obese patients are presenting to the emergency department with low-energy (LE) knee dislocations (KDs) caused by slips and falls simply from standing or from a single... » STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. - Kidney stones, historically considered an adult malady, have become vastly more common among children during the past decade, in concert with the obesity epidemic.
Moreover, the clinical presentation of urolithiasis in children is often different than it is in adults. As... » SAN DIEGO – Intravenous exenatide appeared to be as effective and safe as IV insulin to treat hyperglycemia patients in the cardiac ICU, but caused nausea in a fifth of patients in a small study.
The prospective, open-label study included 40 adults admitted to the cardiac ICU primarily for cardiac... »
Simple Falls, Slips Proving Treacherous for Obese
Kidney Stones in Children Becoming More Common
Hyperglycemia in Cardiac ICU Treated With Exenatide
Assessment of colonic transit in a patient presenting with constipation is recommended only after excluding a defecatory disorder and after treatment with laxatives and first-line pharmacologic agents fails, or after pelvic... »
When thyroid glands go bad in the EDDENVER – Endocrine emergencies are a real diagnostic challenge. They’re uncommon, the differential diagnosis is broad, and the symptoms are nonspecific. Yet early diagnosis can be lifesaving. The key to avoiding going down... »
Simple Falls, Slips Proving Treacherous for Obese
MILWAUKEE – The obesity epidemic in the United States is bringing Americans to their knees, literally. A growing number of obese patients are presenting to the emergency department with low-energy (LE) knee dislocations... »