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Posts by Jose Orsini, M.D.
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common reason for admission of patients to intensive care units. Etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is diverse: peptic ulcer disease (most common, usually associated with the use of NSAIDS, Helicobacter pylori infection, stress and gastric acid), Mallory-Weiss syndrome (gastroesophageal junction tear, common in alcoholics and patients with Bulimia nervosa), esophageal...
5/27/2010 4:14:49 PM
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common hospital-acquired infection among critically ill patients in the intensive care units., with a mortality rate ranging between 20%-60%. Usually occurs within 48-72 hours of the initiation of mechanical ventilation. The main risk factors for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia are: needs of mechanical ventilation, nasogastric intubation, frequent...
5/15/2010 11:42:42 PM
Pneumonia is the 6th leading cause of death in USA, and the 1st cause of death by infectious diseases among american population. It is most commonly cause by bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophillus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophilia, Chlamidiae pneumoniae, other gram-positive (ie, Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA-MRSA) and gram-negative organisms (Pseudomonas aeruginosa,...
5/13/2010 11:44:30 AM
Common bacteria that cause meningitis in adults includes: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Lysteria monocytogenes, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus spp. (aureus and epidermidis, especially in postoperative patients or patients with VP shunts), Gram-negative organisms (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae), etc. The most common...
3/31/2010 9:29:03 PM
Subspecialty of Internal Medicine that is related with the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of infectious diseases, such as those caused by bacterias, mycobacterias, hongos, viruses, protozoa, parasites, etc. Meningitis, pneumonias, bacterial endocarditis, osteomyelitis, abscesses, hepatitis B-C, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS could be listed among the most common infectious diseases.
3/30/2010 11:59:40 PM
Subspecialty of Internal Medicine that relates to critically ill patients, such as those with sepsis, respiratory failure, or patients that requires inmediate medical intervention to survive. Currently, there is a deficit of about 6,000 critical care specialists in USA.
3/30/2010 11:57:40 PM