Rhinosinusitis [0.03%]
鼻-鼻窦炎
Oliver Liu-Lam,Kathryn M Hardin,Zachary A Warren et al.
Oliver Liu-Lam et al.
Rhinosinusitis is a significant contributor to patient morbidity, impacting quality of life and health care costs. This article provides an evidence-based review of rhinosinusitis, including classification, pathophysiology, diagnostic crite...
Bastien A Valencia-Sanchez,Angela M Donaldson
Bastien A Valencia-Sanchez
Epistaxis is a common clinical condition of varying severity that can present in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. This article provides an evidence-based, comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of epistaxis for prima...
Otitis Externa and Malignant Otitis Externa-for the Hospitalist/Internist [0.03%]
急性外耳炎和恶性外耳炎(住院医生/内科医生版)
Shubham Patel,Grant S Owen,Esther X Vivas
Shubham Patel
Otitis externa has varying degrees of chronicity and severity. Acute otitis externa refers to a process of less than 6 weeks' duration, while chronic otitis externa lasts more than 3 months. Treatment of both includes ototopical agents and ...
Caroline Messmer Schlocker
Caroline Messmer Schlocker
On imaging reports, mastoiditis can span clinical entities ranging from a benign incidental finding of mastoid effusion to fulminant coalescent mastoiditis. This range of entities has different levels of medical urgency and appropriate ther...
John Ceremsak,David Zimmer,Rahul Sharma et al.
John Ceremsak et al.
Total laryngectomy (TL) is a common surgical procedure that is performed for patients with advanced laryngeal cancer, recurrent laryngeal cancer, or laryngeal dysfunction after radiation. TL entails the removal of the entirety of a patient'...
Tracheotomy [0.03%]
气管切开术
Daniel Gorelik,Yixuan James Zheng,Franklin Wu et al.
Daniel Gorelik et al.
A tracheotomy is a reversible airway surgery that is performed commonly for hospitalized patients and outpatients. Tracheotomy is performed for many reasons, including emergent need to access airway for patients who cannot be intubated, ina...
Hari Krishnakumar,Zoe A Walters
Hari Krishnakumar
Performing a comprehensive physical examination of the head and neck (H&N) is an essential skill for the hospitalist/internist. The structures of the H&N are anatomically and functionally complex. Importantly, this physical examination requ...
Mahmoud H Abdou,Dustin T Smith
Mahmoud H Abdou
Heart Failure Revisited [0.03%]
重议心力衰竭
Daniel D Dressler
Daniel D Dressler
Advanced Heart Failure-Where Do We Go From Here?: Therapeutic Options and Palliative Care [0.03%]
advanced heart failure: where do we go from here?治疗选择与姑息性护理
Stacy Tsai,Jabeen Taj,Emily Pinto Taylor et al.
Stacy Tsai et al.
Advanced heart failure is characterized by persistent symptoms, recurrent hospitalizations, and poor survival. In this cohort, mortality remains high without advanced heart failure therapies. This article provides updates on therapeutic opt...