Metoclopramide is used for the symptomatic treatment of post-operative or chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastroparesis. Metoclopramide is generally ...

BMD and serum calcium levels dropped following bariatric surgery in morbidly obese men and women. Despite the benefits associated with long-term weight loss that are achievable with bariatric ...

† NASHTest is a combination of age, gender, height, weight serum triglycerides, cholesterol, α2-macroglobulin, apolipoprotein A1, haptoglobin, γ ...

Orlistat, an antiobesity drug with well-documented efficacy in weight reduction and maintenance, has beneficial effects on metabolic variables. It reduces the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in ...

Since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative study (Journal Watch Jul 26 2002), many postmenopausal women have stopped using hormone replacement therapy (HRT). What happens to bone ...

In addition, the systemic coagulation and bleeding may also present as petechiae, purpura, ecchymoses, or hematomas. Ischemic damage related to thrombosis could manifest as cyanosis, as well as ...

The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) continues to be the most widely used screening instrument for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the test has been criticized along several lines ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(10):929-938. The goal of sulfonylurea overdose management is the return of euglycemia, with either dextrose supplementation or reduction of insulin secretion.

a Indicates the median country; half of countries reported higher levels and half reported lower levels of the indicated event than the median country.

Although the goal for NIHSS completion rate was not met, we believe the project was successful. The NIHSS has been integrated successfully into standard nursing practice in assessments of acute ...

Purpose: The frequency of drug administration errors and incompatibilities between intravenous drugs before and after an intervention in an intensive care unit (ICU) is discussed. Methods ...

A 27-year-old male civil servant presented to a hospital in India with noduloulcerative lesions on both lower limbs. At presentation, the patient also had a low-grade continuous fever, malaise and ...