Self-advocacy is crucial in healthcare, especially for patients with chronic conditions like cancer, to ensure proper care and treatment. Recognizing signs of IV infiltration and extravasation is ...

Phlebitis and infiltration are complications due to intravenous (IV) therapy. They can cause swelling, pain, and changes in the skin around the IV insertion site. Treatment typically resolves symptoms ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of perioperative IV dexamethasone may be safe and effective for patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty.

Purpose To describe the frequency of anterior uveitis and ocular hypotony in cidofovir-treated patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. Methods ...

It was during this admission the patient revealed how he had been crushing melatonin tablets, mixing them with water and injecting the mixture intravenously several times a week, up to two times per ...

Since renal colic pain caused by urinary stones is severe and sudden, an appropriate treatment is of great necessity. Narcotics have been considered as main treatment of renal colic for years; they ...

Phase III Study of Gemcitabine in Combination With Fluorouracil Versus Gemcitabine Alone in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial E2297 PURPOSE: ...

A large-scale clinical trial found that intravenous infusion of exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog medication, during heart surgeries involving bypass did not significantly reduce the ...