Coma Bullae: Associations Beyond Medications

Life after stroke: Beyond medications.

Stroke is a common, disabling, and expensive condition. In the Unites States alone, stroke prevalence exceeds 3.2%, with an annual cost approaching $40 billion, including the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity. Stroke is not restricted to old age. Nearly 1 of every 5 strokes occurs in young adults; strokes can also occur in adolescents and children. Several lines o...

School nursing: beyond medications and procedures.

Associations between the Use of Antidepressants and Other Medications

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Polypharmacy Patterns: Unravelling Systematic Associations between Prescribed Medications

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to demonstrate the existence of systematic associations in drug prescription that lead to the establishment of patterns of polypharmacy, and the clinical interpretation of the associations found in each pattern. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted based on information obtained from electronic medical records and the primary care pharmacy database...

Familial pneumothoraces and bullae.

The cases of three sisters who presented with spontaneous pneumothoraces are described. In two of the patients large bullae were clearly demonstrable. No recognisable associations of bullae or pneumothorax were present and there was no evidence of generalised emphysema. The cases suggest a familial predisposition to the development of bullae in otherwise apparently healthy lungs.