Infectious Complications of Burns
FIGURE 164-3 Coronal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance image from a patient with herpes simplex encephalitis. Note the area of increased signal in the right temporal lobe (left side of…
Chronic Hepatitis
Hepatitis B Until 1982, prevention of hepatitis B was based on passive immunoprophylaxis either with standard Ig, containing modest levels of anti-HBs, or hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG), containing high-titer anti-HBs. The…
Migraine and Other Primary Headache Disorders
447 Migraine and Other Primary Headache Disorders Peter J. Goadsby, Neil H. Raskin The general principles around headache as a cardinal symptom are covered elsewhere (Chap. 21); here we…
Cocaine and Other Commonly Abused Drugs
A. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance)….
Back and Neck Pain
PART 2: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases SECTION 1 PAIN 18 Pain: Pathophysiology and Management James P. Rathmell, Howard L. Fields The province of medicine is to…
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
447 Migraine and Other Primary Headache Disorders Peter J. Goadsby, Neil H. Raskin The general principles around headache as a cardinal symptom are covered elsewhere (Chap. 21); here we…
Diarrhea and Constipation
Other classes exhibit antiemetic properties. 5-HT3 antagonists such as ondansetron and granisetron can prevent postoperative vomiting, radiation therapy–induced symptoms, and cancer chemotherapy–induced emesis, but also are used for other causes…
Aphasia, Memory Loss, and Other Focal Cerebral Disorders
TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FALLS AND INJURY Efforts should be made to define the etiology of the gait disorder and the mechanism underlying the falls by a…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
375e Primary Immunodeficiencies Associated with (or Secondary to) Other Diseases Alain Fischer There are an increasing number of conditions in which a primary immunodeficiency (PID) has been described as one…
