INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Throughout history, mass poisonings have caused suffering and misfortune. From the ergot epidemics of the Middle Ages to contemporary industrial disasters, these mass events have had…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The term poison first appeared in the English literature around 1225 A.D. to describe a potion or draught that was prepared with deadly ingredients.8,155 The history…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen For more than 200 years, American health care providers have attempted to standardize their approach to the assessment of patients. At the New York Hospital in…
At a glance Print Section Listen Autosomal dominant inherited syndrome with hydrocephalus, cleft palate, joint contractures, and abnormal dermal ridge patterning of palms and fingertips. Synonyms Print Section Listen Aase-Smith…
At a glance Print Section Listen Medical condition characterized by the presence of bilateral triphalangeal thumbs at birth, congenital hypoplastic anemia usually developing at age 6 months, severe joint contractures…
At a glance Print Section Listen Skeletal, facial, and genital anomalies with possible cervical hypermotility and odontoid subluxation. Synonyms Print Section Listen Aarskog-Scott Syndrome; Faciogenital Dysplasia; Faciodigitogenital Syndrome. History Print…
Introduction The neurophysiologic mechanisms governing sleep and wakefulness have been identified during recent years. These mechanisms have provided new insights into mechanisms of different arousal states and the impact of…
The editors and publisher would like to thank Dr. Linda Liu for contributing to this chapter in the previous edition of this work. It has served as the foundation for…
The editors and publisher would like to thank Dr. Pankaj Mehta for contributing to this chapter in the previous edition of this work. It has served as the foundation for…
Patients waiting for a transplantable organ share a hope for the future that is predicated on the availability of an organ donor. Donor death must be declared prior to organ…
