Tsai SH, Chu SJ, Hsu CW, et al Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26:331-341 Serum troponin (TN) testing has become routine in ED patients presenting with cardiopulmonary complaints. Elevated TN levels are now considered part of the defining criteria for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI).[1] However, while TN elevation is typically related to myocardial damage, [...]
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Paul E. Marik, MD, FACP, FCCM, FCCP; Howard L. Corwin, MD, FACP, FCCM, FCCP Crit Care Med. 2008;36(11):3080-3084. ©2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Posted 11/05/2008 Objective: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a well known complication following the transfusion of blood products and is commonly referred to as transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). The objectives of [...]
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La Corte di Cassazione, ritenendo processualmente dimostrato che il medico si era reso irraggiungibile al recapito fornitogli, disattivando la segreteria telefonica e risultando assente dal suo ufficio, ha confermato la sussistenza del reato di cui all’art. 340 c.p. non solo in riferimento al suo elemento materiale ma anche in riferimento al dolo, consistito nella evidente [...]
