An iatrogenic pandemic of panic.

Ilheus Virus Isolate from a Human, Ecuador

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Public Health Policy and Experience of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in Pune, India

Background Prior experience and the persisting threat of influenza pandemic indicate the need for global and local preparedness and public health response capacity. The pandemic of 2009 highlighted the importance of such planning and the value of prior efforts at all levels. Our review of the public health response to this pandemic in Pune, India, considers the challenges of integrating global ...

Preparing for pandemic Avian influenza: ensuring mental health services and mitigating panic.

Iatrogenic tracheal stenosis presenting as persistent asthma.

Although the incidence of post-intubation tracheal stenosis has markedly decreased with the advent of large volume, low pressure endotracheal tube cuffs, it still occurs, commonly in patients after prolonged intubation. We report a case of tracheal stenosis that developed after a brief period of endotracheal intubation, and that was misdiagnosed and treated as asthma and panic attacks.

P155: Differential Diagnosis of Panic Attacks: Using a Decision Tree

Panic attacks are discrete episodes of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, sweating, trembling, derealization and a fear of losing control or dying. Although panic attacks are required for a diagnosis of panic disorder, they also occur in association with a host of other disorders listed in the 5h version of the diagnostic and statistica...