Spirituality in occupational therapy: do we practice what we teach?

This mixed-method study examined the responses of 97 occupational therapists on the subject of spirituality in occupational therapy practice. The inclusion of spirituality into the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (2008) implies that clinicians address spirituality as a component of client-centered practice. This research revealed a gap between education, theory, and practice as evidenced in the quantitative and qualitative data.

Coronary spasm and hypersensitivity to amoxicillin: Kounis or not Kounis syndrome?

Several reports have suggested that the onset of allergic phenomena in predisposed subjects may trigger an angina episode, and this association has been described as Kounis syndrome. However, no previous reports have convincingly demonstrated a causal relationship between allergic reactions and acute coronary syndrome, and other possible mechanisms have not been excluded as causes of angina onset. We present a patient with chronic metabolic acidosis because of ureteroileourethrostomy and history of hypersensivity to beta-lactamic agents.