Should every patient with hematospermia be investigated? A critical review

Should every patient with hematospermia be investigated? A critical review

Hematospermia or hemospermia is defined as the presence of blood in ejaculate. It often invokes considerable anxiety and is frightening for the patient. Mostly, it is due to infectious causes and regarded as a benign and self-limiting condition particularly in younger patients. Patients above 40 years of age and those with high risk factors require thorough evaluation. Detailed examination is m...

Based on a patient: dermographism should be routinely investigated before every provocation test.

was positive but the rest of tested benzodiazepines were negative. Previous reports2 suggest that there is no cross-reactivity among benzodiazepines. Diazepam is the most similar benzodiazepine to tetrazepam, the only difference between them is the presence at position 5 on the diazepine ring of phenyl in diazepam and clohexen in tetrazepam, and this cyclohexene conformation could explain tetra...

Respiratory therapies in the critical care setting. Should every mechanically ventilated patient be monitored with capnography from intubation to extubation?

One of the most important aspects of caring for a critically ill patient is monitoring. Few would disagree that the most essential aspect of monitoring is frequent physical assessments. Complementing the physical examination is continuous monitoring of heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood oxygen saturation measured via pulse-oximetry, which have become the standard of care in intensive care ...

Should managed populations be monitored every year?

We often need to estimate the size of wild populations to determine the appropriate management action, for example, to set a harvest quota. Monitoring is usually planned under the assumption that it must be carried out at fixed intervals in time, typically annually, before the harvest quota is set. However, monitoring can be very expensive, and we should weigh the cost of monitoring against the...

Should every patient with stroke be on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors? No.