INTRODUCTION Significant postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume is a frequent manifestation of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Assessment of this volume forms an important routine investigation, as serial measurements may indicate clinical progress. Bladder catheterization is, however, widely regarded as the gold standard of measurement. Nevertheless, it carries the risk of infection and trauma to the urethra. [...]
Demographics A total of 61 patients, of which 66% were female, were included in the study. The primary reason for admission covered a full range of medical conditions (Table 1). Only 3/21 men and 2/40 women were receiving mechanical ventilation during their RMR measurement.
The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics tablet, particularly those used for first-line therapy, is an increasing cause for concern. The continued surveillance of hospital bacteria and their resistance pattern is important in the management of nosocomial infections.
METHODS All African-American patients 65 years or older, who were admitted to the Skilled Nursing Facility or general medical floors of the University of Pennsylvania Health System/Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA during 1998, were potential candidates for study. Of those patients referred for nutritional consultation or for management of enteral or parenteral feedings, a [...]
Overall Pattern A total of 1,718 isolates were studied. Coliforms comprised 897 (52.2% of) isolates and showed high percentage sensitivity to ceftazidime (86.47%), pefloxacine (83.7%) and drug ciprofloxacin (89.7%), with much reduced sensitivity to generic ampicillin (19.1%) and tablet cotrimoxazole (11.1%) (Figure 1). S. aureus was most sensitive to ciprofloxacin (96.2%), pefloxacine (90.7%>) and cephalexin [...]
DISCUSSION Late cardiotoxic effects of doxorubicin are an increasing problem for large numbers of patients who survive cancer. This cardiotoxicity is often progressive and disabling. In a retrospective study of 399 patient records, CHF and cardiomyopathy were found to be dose-dependent, and the incidence of these complications increased considerably when the cumulative dose of the [...]
INTRODUCTION The ill elderly often present with elevated nutritional risk and a history of weight loss. Elderly patients who lose weight during hospital admissions have an eight-fold greater in-hospital and nearly three-fold greater 90-day mortality, when compared to patients without significant weight loss.
