DRAGON Scores Stroke Patients' Response To Clot-Busters
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study suggests that a new scoring method, called the DRAGON score, can help doctors determine quickly who will respond well to the drug alteplase, a clot-busting drug for stroke patients. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Register forba href=http://www.medmatcha.com target =_selfMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network/a/b, and receive $5 free advertising./p/div
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with HIV Infection
A 51-year-old male from Brazil presented with three weeks of melaena and abdominal distension and one week of fevers and myalgia. HIV infection was diagnosed 12 years previously. CD4 count was 400 cells/μl and viral load undetectable on emtricitabine/tenofovir/lopinavir/saquinavir in the last 4 years. Previous treatment included zidovudine, stavudine, lamivudine and didanosine. He took no other medications and had no other significant past medical history or family history. He had a male partner and denied alcohol or illicit drug use. He had travelled to Brazil 12 months ago. Physical examination revealed moderate ascites and splenomegaly. Haemaglobin was 5.9g/dL, normal white blood cell and platelet count, albumin 34g/L, liver enzymes unremarkable. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy confirmed o...div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Please support the a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/ target=_blankDoctors In Chains/a campaign for the a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/medics/a tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in a href=http://www.doctorsinchains.org/Bahrain/a. a href=https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23FreeDoctors#FreeDoctors/a/p/div
