Letter: Hypertension--which arm?

Which children benefit from letter names in learning letter sounds?

Typical U.S. children use their knowledge of letters' names to help learn the letters' sounds. They perform better on letter sound tests with letters that have their sounds at the beginnings of their names, such as v, than with letters that have their sounds at the ends of their names, such as m, and letters that do not have their sounds in their names, such as h. We found this same pattern amo...

Letter to the Editor Which cell does apoptosis induce ?

[1] Later AF, Maas JJ, Engbers FH, Versteegh MI, Bruggemans EF, Dion RA, Klautz RJ. Tranexamic acid and aprotinin in lowand intermediate-risk cardiac surgery: a non-sponsored, double-blind, randomised, placebocontrolled trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:322—9. [2] Brown JR, Birkmeyer NJ, O’Connor GT. Meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness and adverse outcomes of antifibrinolytic agents ...

Blood pressure measurement in hemiparetic patients: which arm?

Letter to editor: Blood pressure, hypertension and lead exposure

A significant association of office diastolic blood pressure with low-level blood lead exposure was reported in a Brazilian adult population. However, caution should be taken to interpret these results. The multivariable-adjusted association with blood pressure was positive for diastolic blood pressure, but inverse for systolic blood pressure. The association sizes were infinitesimal without cl...

Nonspecific Arm Pain

  Nonspecific activity-related arm pain is characterized by an absence of objective physical findings and symptoms that do not correspond with objective pathophysiology. Arm pain without strict diagnosis is often related to activity, work-related activity in particular, and is often seen in patients with physically demanding work. Psychological factors such as catastrophic thinking, symptoms of...