Evaluation of feasibility and user acceptance of lateral-flow self-testing for viral illness in a residential treatment rehabilitation facility.

Background: The role of rapid testing has proven vital in reducing infection incidence in communities through swift identification and isolation of infected individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly catastrophic for residential carceral and rehabilitation facilities that are high-risk settings for transmission of contagious diseases. Centralized provider-based viral testing employing conventional diagnostic techniques is labor-intensive and time-consuming.

Cytomegalovirus Colitis and Subsequent New Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Study and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Infection with gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus in an immunocompetent host is a rather rare occurrence in the literature. There are a few reports of gastrointestinal infection in the immunocompetent who are then subsequently given a new diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. It is speculated that the initial cytomegalovirus colitis infection triggers the onset of inflammatory bowel disease.

White coat hypertension: relevance to clinical and emergency medical services personnel.

Context: White-coat hypertension (WCHT) is a relatively unexplored cause of elevated blood pressure readings in the clinic and in prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) settings.

Objective: The purpose is to summarize WCHT in the clinical office setting and speculate on its relevance in the prehospital setting. This review emphasizes the etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and application of WCHT in both the clinical and prehospital settings.