1. Organized chronic cardiac thrombus from atrial fibrillation 2. Subacute thrombus from ischemia endocardium of acute MI 3. Iatrogenic catheter induced thrombus 4. Paradoxical embolism from DVT, multiple PE with…
Fig. 30.1 AP pelvis X ray of a right displaced femoral neck fracture Plain radiographs with anteroposterior and lateral are sufficient to diagnose fracture in 98 % of cases. MRI…
Gram-positive aerobic bacteria Bacillus sp. Coagulase-negative staphylococci Enterococci Group A, β-hemolytic streptococcus Group B streptococcus Staphylococcus aureus Gram-negative aerobic bacteria Acinetobacter spp. Citrobacter spp. Enterobacter spp. Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae…
Fig. 21.1 Bronchoscopic removal of aspirated foreign body Complications associated with bronchoscopic foreign body removal occur in less than 10 % of patients and include bronchospasm, laryngospasm, pneumonia, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and…
(1) Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA Mary Condron Email: brasel@ohsu.edu Summary Because of the high mortality rate in elderly patients with unplanned ICU…
Increase in serum creatinine level (mg/dL) Multivariable OR (95 % CI) Area under ROC curve Increase in total cost 0.3 4.1(3.1–5.5) 0.84 $4886 0.5 6.5(5.0–8.5) 0.86 $7499 1.0 9.7(7.1–13.2) 0.84…
Fig. 15.1 Colonoscopy showing multiple diverticula (white arrows) without evidence of diverticulitis Complicated Diverticulitis In contrast to uncomplicated diverticulitis, patients with acute, complicated diverticulitis typically present with localized or generalized…
Upper GI bleeding Peptic ulcer disease Gastritis Esophageal/gastric varices Mallory-Weiss tear Boerhaave’s syndrome Malignancy Lower GI bleeding Diverticulosis Angiodysplasia Malignancy Inflammatory bowel disease Ischemic colitis Infectious colitis Hemorrhoids Anal fissure…
Fig. 34.1 Growth in the elderly population in the USA (Source: Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary. Note: Projections based on intermediate assumptions of the 2003 Annual Report…
