Diagnosis and management of ovarian vein thrombosis in a healthy individual: a case report and a literature review.

Unlabelled: Essentials Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare but potentially serious condition. OVT is associated with postpartum, pelvic disease, surgeries, and other thrombophilic states. We report a case of idiopathic OVT in a healthy, premenopausal woman.

Diabetes and Sports: Managing Your Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes.

More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes mellitus, including both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The CDC also estimates that upward of 86 million people can be classified as prediabetic, with as many as 30% of these people transitioning into diabetes within the next 5 years. Individuals with type 1 diabetes account for roughly 5% of those patients.

Corrigendum to 'A rare case of fibrostenotic endobronchial tuberculosis of trachea' [Ann. Med. Surg. 4 (2015) 479-482].

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A rare case of fibrostenotic endobronchial tuberculosis of trachea.

Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is a sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) that extends to the endobronchial or endotracheal wall causing inflammation, edema, ulceration, granulation or fibrosis of mucosa and submucosa. This case depicts a 20 year old foreign-born woman with a history of active pulmonary TB on anti-TB chemotherapy, who presented with worsening stridor, dyspnea, cough and weight loss. The disease state was diagnosed with multiple modalities including, spirometry, CT scan of the neck, and bronchoscopy.

A widened pulse pressure: a potential valuable prognostic indicator of mortality in patients with sepsis.

Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and the most common cause of death among critically ill patients in non-coronary intensive care units. Previous studies have showed pulse pressure (PP) to be a predictor of fluid responsiveness in patients with sepsis. Additionally, previous studies have correlated PP to cardiovascular risk factors and increase in mortality in end-stage renal disease patients.

WSES guidelines for management of Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients.

In the last two decades there have been dramatic changes in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), with increases in incidence and severity of disease in many countries worldwide. The incidence of CDI has also increased in surgical patients. Optimization of management of C difficile, has therefore become increasingly urgent.