During hospitalization for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increased circulation of cardiac-specific troponin T (cTnT) is a strong and independent prognostic factor for mortality after discharge, a research team in Norway has discovered. Reuters Health Information
Biomarkers can be used to predict both the incidence and severity of disease, but the use of these markers for acute kidney injury is limited. The current review examines the status of biomarkers for acute kidney injury. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
The annual MRSA-related mortality rate in the United States exceeds the mortality rate for HIV disease. Clinically relevant findings from outcomes research on the July phenomenon, fetal and maternal outcomes, a modified SOFA screening tool, and candidemia risk assessment are highlighted. Medscape Critical Care
Clinicians can balance the obligation to be truthful to the patient with the family’s belief that disclosing such information would be harmful, and have a win–win solution for all. Medscape Medical News
A 27-year-old Navajo woman presented with several days of high fevers and a sore throat. She denied chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and syncope. What is the diagnosis? The Journal of Emergency Medicine
