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Red man syndrome

Vancomycin can cause two types of hypersensitivity reactions, the red man syndrome and anaphylaxis. Red man syndrome has often been associated with rapid infusion of the first dose of the drug and was initially attributed to impurities found in vancomycin preparations. Even after improvement in vancomycin’s purity, however, reports of the syndrome persist. Other antibiotics (e.g. ciprofloxacin,...

The Phenol Red Clearance in Normal Man.

Although phenol red, introduced by Rowntree and Geraghty (6) in 1912, has been widely used in man as an empirical renal function test, the excretion of this substance relative to its concentration in the plasma has been examined in only one instance. MacKay (1930) injected one gram intravenously and calculated the Addis excretory ratio in three successive periods when the plasma level was 5.80,...

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Consider two adolescents: Person One and Person Two. Person One has never used substances and exhibits relatively few behavioral (conduct) problems. On the other hand, Person Two uses substances frequently and more commonly exhibits poor conduct. If you were to guess, which of the individuals would you expect to have lower overall judgment and self-regulation? If you answered Person Two, your i...

Cystic Lung Disease in a Young man

A 32-year-old man was admitted in the Emergency Department with acute dyspnea secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax. He had history of spontaneous pneumothorax 2 years ago.He was active cigarette smoker (10 pack/year). The family history was unremarkable for lung diseases. Additionally, he had no systemic complaints.The lung HRCT revealed multiple bizarre-shaped cysts distributed in both lungs ...

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