Low muscle mass in the internal medicine ward: Prevalence and survival implications.

Background: Low muscle mass is common in hospitalized patients. It is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Reported prevalence varies widely due to non-universally accepted diagnostic criteria and the heterogeneity of the populations studied.

A case of round pneumonia due to Enterobacter hormaechei: the need for a standardized diagnosis and treatment approach in adults.

Round pneumonia is an unusual radiological manifestation of a bacterial lung infection. We present the case of an elderly male patient who arrived at the emergency room with a productive cough and exertional dyspnea. His chest x-ray and CT showed a round opacity and air bronchograms in the right upper lobe.

Eosinophil count at intensive care unit admission was not predictor of hospital mortality: results of a case control study.

Background: Predicting mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the biggest challenges in critical care medicine. Several studies have linked the presence of eosinopenia with adverse outcomes in different populations.

Methods: We performed a case control study to determine whether the eosinophil count at ICU admission was a predictor of hospital mortality.