Beta Blocker Toxicity at Therapeutic Doses: A Look Into Carvedilol Use in the Elderly
ABSTRACT Beta‐blocker toxicity does not occur only in overdose situations. In vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly, therapeutic doses may produce cumulative toxic effects similar to those seen in acute overdose. These patients require monitoring that extends beyond basic laboratory investigations to preempt cumulative toxicity.
Samuel Amo‐Tachie
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Electronic Stethoscope Auscultation and Echocardiography in ARDS: Correlation and Prognostic Value for Mortality and ICU Length of Stay: A Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]
Alevroudis I +11 more
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ABSTRACT Brimonidine ingestion in young children can cause rapid, severe central nervous system (CNS) depression, including miosis and hypotonia. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion in toddlers presenting with unexplained drowsiness following exposure.
Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi +6 more
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A Novel Haptic Cardiac Simulator: Mixed Methods Pilot Evaluation in Medical Students and Educators. [PDF]
House SJ, Jay R, O'Brien DG.
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ABSTRACT Cholestasis beyond infancy is uncommon and presents a diagnostic challenge. We report an 11‐year‐old girl presenting with severe pruritus followed by jaundice and a cholestatic biochemical profile with normal gamma‐glutamyl transferase levels. Extensive evaluation excluded infectious, autoimmune, metabolic, and obstructive causes. Liver biopsy
Ahmad Hosiian +6 more
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Artificial-intelligence-enabled digital stethoscope improves point-of-care screening for moderate-to-severe valvular heart disease. [PDF]
Rancier M +8 more
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Incidental Diagnosis of Hiatal Hernia Simulating a Left Atrial Mass: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Hiatal Hernia—one of the most frequently encountered gastrointestinal conditions that rarely mimics cardiac pathology on imaging. We present a case of an elderly female where a hiatal hernia appeared as a left atrial mass on transthoracic echocardiography, raising concern for a benign cardiac tumor, while chest radiography revealed a ...
Rifah Anjum Samiha +6 more
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Lung ultrasound versus lung auscultation to detect pulmonary congestion in patients with advanced heart failure before discharge. [PDF]
Sisakian H +5 more
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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) as A Chronic Inflammatory Disease: A Clinical Case
ABSTRACT Delayed recognition and management of severe obesity and obesity hypoventilation syndrome may result in life‐threatening respiratory failure and multi‐organ complications requiring prolonged intensive care. In metabolically unstable patients, pre‐existing obesity‐related malnutrition may worsen despite obesity itself and contribute to ...
Sajedeh Zarghi +4 more
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