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... chest discomfort, with the diagnostic entities that are most important for consideration at each stage of the evaluation. Table 13-3 Considerations in the Assessment of the Patient with Chest ... evaluation. Table 13-3 Considerations in the Assessment of the Patient with Chest Discomfort 1. Could the chest discomfort be due to an acute, potentially life- threatening con...

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... Chapter 014. Abdominal Pain (Part 5) Neurogenic Causes Causalgic pain may occur in diseases that injure sensory nerves. It has ... Distention of the abdomen is uncommon, and the pain has no relationship to the intake of food. Approach to the Patient: Abdominal Pain Few abdominal conditions require such urgent operative ... majority of cases. Computer-aided...

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... or do not desire other interventions. VCD draw venous blood into Chapter 049. Sexual Dysfunction (Part 5) Male Sexual Dysfunction: Treatment Patient Education Patient and partner education ... function in hypogonadal men with erectile dysfunction who are unresponsive to PDE-5 inhibitors alone. These drugs do not affect ejaculation, orgasm, or sexual drive. Side ef...

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... dehydration and a feeling of emptiness but has little impact on caloric balance. Chapter 076. Eating Disorders (Part 5) An algorithm for basic treatment decisions regarding patients with anorexia ... American Psychiatric Association's practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with eating disorders. *Although outpatient management may be considered for pat...

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... nodes, Roth's spots, rheumatoid factor Chapter 118. Infective Endocarditis (Part 5) Diagnosis The Duke Criteria The diagnosis of infective endocarditis is established with certainty only ... organism consistent with infective endocarditis a Tra nsesophageal echocardiography is recommended for assessing possible prosthetic valve endocarditis or complicat...

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... treatment of gas gangrene. Fasciotomy should not be delayed for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Acknowledgments Chapter 135. Gas Gangrene and Other Clostridial Infections (Part 5) Diagnosis ... mifepristone and intravaginal misoprostol—United States and Canada, 2001–2005. MMWR 54:724, 2005 Lorber B: Gas gangrene and other Clostridium- associated diseases...

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... Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections Definition Gonorrhea is a sexually ... variants. In a fallopian tube explant model, pili mediate gonococcal attachment to nonciliated columnar epithelial cells. This event initiates gonococcal phagocytosis and transport through these ... and...

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... as well as CD8+ T lymphocytes is seen in individuals Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 2) Opacity-Associated Protein Another gonococcal surface protein that is important in adherence ... against neisserial infections is best illustrated by the predisposition of persons deficient in terminal complement components (C5 through C9) to recurrent bacteremic gonococcal...

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... and seminal vesiculitis. Balanitis may develop in uncircumcised men. Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 3) Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents It is no surprise that N. ... and diplococci (Fig. 137-1). The clinical manifestations of gonococcal urethritis are usually more severe and overt than those of nongonococcal urethritis, including urethritis cau...

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... Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 4) Gonococcal Infections in Females Gonococcal Cervicitis Mucopurulent cervicitis is the most ... cities since the 1990s. Gonococcal isolates from the rectum of MSM tend to be more resistant to antimicrobial agents than are gonococcal isolates from other sites. Gonococcal isolates with ... plated directly onto gonococca...

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... tetracycline) prevents ophthalmia neonatorum but is not effective for its treatment, Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 5) Ocular Gonorrhea in Adults Ocular gonorrhea in an adult usually results ... possibility of sexual abuse. Gonococcal vulvovaginitis is the most common manifestation of gonococcal infection in children beyond infancy. Anorectal and pharyngeal...

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... joints are occasionally involved. Most patients who develop gonococcal septic arthritis do so Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 6) The clinical manifestations of DGI have sometimes ... et al: Disseminated gonococcal infection. Ann Intern Med 74:979, 1971.) Figure 137-3 Distributions of joints with arthritis in 102 patients with disseminated gono...

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... cervical swab samples are assessed by culture and other non- NAATs. Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 7) Gonococcal Infections in HIV-Infected Persons The association between gonorrhea ... (PCR) more commonly in ejaculates from HIV-positive men with gonococcal urethritis than in those from HIV-positive men with nongonococcal urethritis. PCR positivity diminis...

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... infection is not ruled out: Azithromycin (1 g PO, single dose) or Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 8) Gonococcal Infections: Treatment Treatment failure can lead to continued transmission ... single-dose regimens have been developed for uncomplicated gonococcal infections. The updated 2006 treatment guidelines for gonococcal infections from the Centers...

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... simulates in vivo effects. J Infect Dis 179:124, 1999 [PMID: 9841831] Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 9) Single-dose regimens of the third-generation cephalosporins ceftriaxone ... recurrent or persistent gonorrhea or chlamydial infections. N Engl J Med 352:676, 2005 [PMID: 15716561] Hook EW III, Holmes KK: Gonococcal infections. Ann Intern Med 102:229, 19...

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