Intravenous contrast agents are frequent adjuncts used in diagnostic imaging. Despite the well-recognized complications of contrast media extravasation, its treatment remains an enigma to many. This article reviews the recognition, prevention and treatment options, with a summary of the contrast media extravasation policy implemented in our department.

As Consumer Electronics devices get interconnected, the issue of aligning their data management solutions becomes prominent. If we want to deploy comprehensive applications that are perceived to be intelligent we need to integrate data management. Because this has to be done across multiple platforms and encompasses both legacy and future devices, we cannot get away with hard-coded data managem...

BACKGROUND Secretory otitis media is a common otological manifestation, that most of the time is left undiagnosed on account of unawarenes s and negligence in seeking early medical attention for trivial ailments. Untreated, it might end up in serious consequences in the form of poor speech and intellectual development and permanent anatomical disabilities within middle ear cleft. The objectives...

Multimedia content delivery to capable smart phones with high-speed next-generation Internet connectivity is becoming commonplace. However, the openness of delivery demands adaptive and robust management of intellectual property rights. The purpose of this article is to describe a framework to address the central issues in content delivery: a scalable peer-to-peer-based content delivery model. ...

CONTEXT Acute Otitis Media (AOM), a viral or bacterial infection of the ear, is the most common childhood infection for which antibiotics are prescribed in the United States. In 2001, the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center conducted a systematic review of the evidence comparing treatments of AOM. OBJECTIVES This review updates the 2001 review findings on diagnosis and treatmen...

media sharing, peer-to-peer network, digital right management, copyright, incentive Can the media industry profitably use peer-to-peer networks to increase their market? We propose a novel media distribution system called FluidMedia that potentially answers this question. FluidMedia provides a framework within which users can trade in media copyrights legally and remunerate the media provider f...

Timmy, a two-year-old, has received two antibiotic courses (ampicillin, cefaclor) for acute otitis media during the past year. Today, his mom visits your pharmacy and mentions that they have just returned from an appointment with the boy's doctor. Timmy was diagnosed with otitis media with effusion, which the doctor described as fluid in the ears unaccompanied by fever or any signs of pain or d...

The communications of emergency response managers were tracked during simulated catastrophic events at a university campus in the Washington, D.C. region. Local, state, and federal response managers interacted with each other and with students using a variety of communication media in order to investigate the utility of new communication channels for emergency response management. Students and ...

An important challenge faced by media broadcasting companies is how to allocate limited advertising space between upfront contracts and the spot market (referred to in advertising as the scatter market), in order to maximize profits and meet contractual commitments. We develop stylized optimization models of airtime capacity planning and allocation across multiple clients under audience uncerta...

This evidence-based clinical practice guideline provides recommendations to primary care clinicians for the management of children from 2 months through 12 years of age with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians convened a committee composed of primary care physicians and experts in the fields of otolaryngology, epid...