Objective: To provide information on the use of oral antidiabetic agents in pregnancy and breast-feeding. Data Sources: Primary articles were identified by a MEDLINE search (1966-March 2007) using ...

Migraine is one of the most severe and debilitating brain disorders. Most scientists accept that it involves activation and sensitization of the trigeminovascular system, which includes the ...

This article will introduce readers to a new philosophy of advanced practice nursing that incorporates not only the medical model to inform patient care, but also the tenets of caring as an art ...

The Medscape Journal of Medicine continues publication of MedGenMed beginning in January 2008. MedGenMed: Medscape General Medicine was the original open-access peer-reviewed general medical ...

Objective: To compare pain control, patient preference and tolerability for two extended-release formulations of morphine sulfate, Kadian ® capsules (administered once daily) and MS Contin ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

Follicular lymphoma is a diverse disease, both biologically and clinically. Patients may present with indolent, asymptomatic disease or more aggressive, symptomatic disease with high tumor burden.

There is little evidence in the literature of the effectiveness of AFOs in children with CP, and the variability in different studies makes it difficult to compare the results. [8,16,17] This is a ...

a In all studies hemoglobin response is defined as hematocrit increase of 6% from baseline, independent of transfusion. EPO, erythropoietin; Hb, hemoglobin; s.c ...

Another potential contributor to abdominal distention is the initial retention of meconium or lack of stooling after passage of meconium. [3] Assessment may reveal decreased bowel sounds or ...

Background This cross validation study examined the reliability of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) and the stability of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory Classification System of the ...

Clin Lipidology. 2014;9(6):695-707. Table 1. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2012 Guidelines: lipid-related risks categorized by optimal/near optimal, borderline and high-risk ...