Potentially Inappropriate Medication Dispensing in Outpatients: Comparison of Different Measurement Approaches.

Purpose Of The Research: This paper aims at comparing different approaches to measure potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) with routinely collected data on prescriptions, patient age institutionalization status (ie in nursing home or in the community). A secondary objective is to measure the rate and prevalence of PIM dispensing and to identify problematic practices in Switzerland.

Material And Methods: The studied population includes about 90,000 insured over 17 years old from a Swiss health maintenance organization in 2019 and 2020.

[Malignant lymphoma of the prostate--diagnosis on the second biopsy].

Background: Malignant lymphoma of the prostate is rare. In the literature, about 165 cases with either a primary lymphoma of the prostate or secondary infiltration of the prostate by a lymphoma are described.

Case Report: The case of a 59-year-old patient with an irregular tumor in the prostatic region, but normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a fracture in the vertebral column and a bilateral enlargement of the suprarenal glands is presented.

Veterinary management of horse transport.

Enormous numbers of horses are transported locally, nationally and internationally every year. National legislation and international guidelines set standards for the health and welfare of animals during transport. As a consequence, equine clinicians have major responsibilities in safeguarding the horse industry against the spread of disease and in being aware of the problems inherent in horse transport.

The prescreening history and physical in elective total joint arthroplasty.

During 2002 and 2003, 1438 patients underwent a complete medical history and physical by the same hospital-based prescreening program before elective total joint arthroplasty to determine the benefits of this preoperative examination. Sixty percent of patients were female. Mean age was 67.

Comparison of concentrations of Rhodococcus equi and virulent R. equi in air of stables and paddocks on horse breeding farms in a temperate climate.

Reasons For Performing Study: Rhodococcoccus equi is a significant cause of bronchopneumonia in foals worldwide. Infection of the lungs is believed to result from inhalation of virulent R. equi in dust from contaminated environments.