The Clinical Conundrum of Complete Asthenospermia

THE CONUNDRUM OF EUTHANASIA

The clinical conundrum of neonatal seizures.

There is increasing evidence that neonatal seizures have an adverse effect on neurodevelopmental progression and may predispose to cognitive, behavioural, or epileptic complications later in life. However, given the uncertainty about the efficacy and toxicity of the commonly used anticonvulsants, when and how aggressively to treat such seizures is a difficult decision.

The conundrum of clinical practice guidelines.

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been defined by the Institute of Medicine as “systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances”. The purported benefits of CPGs include improving patient outcomes, standardizing practice by ensuring a certain minimal level of care and discouraging non-eviden...

Infant Crying: A Clinical Conundrum

Crying is a common, normal occurrence in a healthy infant. However, crying is one of the primary reasons parents seek health care for their infant child (Barr, 199 Many parents find inconsolable crying to be particularly difficult because the use of soothing techniques to comfort the infant seems futile. Parents also may view infant crying as a negative reflection on their ability to parent, in...

the conundrum of euthanasia

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