Rupture of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Once injured, the "pathologic" spleen may have limited reparative capabilities. In this situation, operative management seems to be the safer therapeutic approach.

OBJECTIVE To document the comprehensive management of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in sexually active 14- to 19-year-old adolescents. DESIGN A chart review of both paper and electronic records to examine documentation of treatment and follow-up of adolescents who tested positive for C. trachomatis infection. SETTING Five pediatric clinics of a large northern California health maintenanc...

Surgical resection is considered the standard of care in the management of symptomatic insulinoma. In this video, we describe the successful management of a symptomatic insulinoma by using linear array endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided ethanol ablation in a poor surgical candidate. EUS-guided ethanol ablation of insulinoma offers a safer, effective, and less invasive alternative to surgery.

original article   in order to achieve safe conditions at workplace should correctly understand the concept of hazard. in the hazard conceptual and common definition this means that dangerous event or situation that may lead to an emergency or disaster. it could also be a biological, chemical, or physical agent in (or a property of) an environment that may have an adverse health effect, or may ...

The chemical policies of the 1970s were limited by the assumptions that lie at their foundation and focused narrowly on only the most hazardous chemicals. The effective management of chemicals requires policies that focus on the entire body of chemicals and the production systems that make them. The future will require comprehensive chemicals policies that work within a systems framework to pha...