Publications by authors named "J Scarano"
Article Synopsis
- A 38-year-old man experienced severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain for seven years, undergoing multiple tests that found no issues with his bile or upper digestive system.
- In March 2023, he was set to have robotic surgery for suspected biliary problems, but during surgery, doctors discovered perihepatic adhesions linked to Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome.
- After removing the adhesions and performing a liver biopsy, the patient felt completely better two weeks post-surgery, emphasizing the need to consider FHCS in persistent abdominal pain cases with negative tests to avoid lengthy diagnostics.
Transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) are frequently administered for a variety of clinical conditions. The use of an infusion pump has become common practice in nursing. Lack of evidence regarding hemolysis associated with transfusing older RBCs using an infusion pump led one 361-bed acute care suburban medical center to maintain its nursing policy to infuse all blood products by gravity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFractures of the scapula are relatively uncommon. Fractures specific to the scapular body comprise 35-65% of these fractures. Currently, 99% of all isolated scapular body fractures are being treated nonoperatively with an immobilizing sling or brace and some form of manual therapy with an 86% success rate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF