Nicorandil: a useful adjunct for proteinuria?

Autofluorescence imaging – a useful adjunct in imaging macular trauma

Autofluorescence imaging is a rapid, noninvasive technique, with several applications becoming slowly integrated into ophthalmic clinical practice. We describe its use as a valuable tool for predicting the function of the retinal pigment epithelium following damage from blunt ocular trauma.

Tracheal gas insufflation: a useful adjunct to ventilation?

Sonoelastography – A Useful Adjunct for Parotid Gland Ultrasound Assessment in Patients Suffering from Chronic Inflammation

BACKGROUND Shear wave elastography (SWE) is widely used in breast, liver, prostate and thyroid evaluations. Elastography provides additional information if used to assess parotid gland pathology. We assessed parotid glands by means of SWE to compare the parenchyma properties in different types of inflammation. MATERIAL/METHODS Prospective analysis included 78 consecutive patients with parotid...

Are Simulation Stethoscopes a Useful Adjunct for Emergency Residents' Training on High-fidelity Mannequins?

INTRODUCTION Emergency medicine residents use simulation training for many reasons, such as gaining experience with critically ill patients and becoming familiar with disease processes. Residents frequently criticize simulation training using current high-fidelity mannequins due to the poor quality of physical exam findings present, such as auscultatory findings, as it may lead them down an alt...

Preoperative diclofenac is a useful adjunct to spinal anesthesia for day-case varicose vein repair.

PURPOSE To examine if preoperative diclofenac 50 mg or diazepam 10 mg po are useful adjuncts to spinal anesthesia for day-case varicose vein repair. METHODS Two hundred ASA physical status I-II outpatients, age 18-60 yr, were randomized to receive either diclofenac 50 mg po or diazepam 10 mg po one hour before operation in a double-blind fashion (100 patients in both groups). If the patient w...