Although erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common impairment among older men, its etiology is poorly understood, and cross-sectional studies concerning associations with modifiable behavioral risk ...

Hypertonic saline (HTS) is an osmotic agent that can help patients in the acute phase of severe traumatic brain injury. HTS extracts fluid from swollen cerebral tissue to both control intracranial ...

Anemia is one of the most common medical complications encountered in critically ill children. Based on the results of clinical trials, transfusion practices across the world have generally become ...

Onset 2 years ago in right wrist area, which was initially swollen and painful. Anti-inflammatory drugs were prescribed with little improvement. Swelling and pain then developed in both ankles and ...

There is a general consensus among clinicians that a serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level ≥4.0 ng/ml is predictive of prostate cancer, and necessitates a biopsy. But there is a dearth of ...

†Half of renally-cleared rivaroxaban is cleared as unchanged drug and half as inactive metabolites. ‡Potent inhibitors of both CYP3A4 and P-gp include azole antifungals (e.g., ketoconazole ...

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) improves survival in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The optimal schedule, best anticancer agent and best technique are still unclear.

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(7):356-357. The cause of acute pancreatitis is easily identifiable in 70–90% of patients. In patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP ...

It is clear from the available literature that much of the evidence supporting treatment recommendations for uremic bleeding comes from studies performed 25–30 years ago. At that time, medical ...

Optic Neuritis: Clinical Features Optic neuritis refers to inflammation of the optic nerve. The term may be used broadly in reference to many causes of optic nerve inflammation including systemic ...

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The most effective treatment for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA). To date, randomized trials of this procedure versus best medical care have excluded patients aged 80 years ...