RMSF is the most common fatal rickettsial illness in the United States. Overall hospitalization rates are noted be at 23.4% based on aggregated reviews of case reports (Openshaw 2010. Case fatality rate is estimated to be 5-10% overall (Biggs 2016). If treatment is delayed, case-fatality rates of 40-50% have been described for patients treated on […]
Dr. Karb was in the same residency class at Brown as Dr. Lee. I have much respect for Brownies. That’s it. My only comment on the J&J vaccine blood clot risk.
In Mexico obesity reached epidemic proportions after it joined NAFTA with the United States and Canada in the early 1990s, making processed food more easily available. Diets quickly changed as many people, particularly those on lower incomes, replaced largely healthy traditional staples (corn tortilla, frijoles, Jamaica Water) with highly processed alternatives (hotdogs, nuggets, sodas). Sugar […]
Patient is 60 years of age 5.9 289 with a history of hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, acid reflux disease, recurrent diverticulitis, and anxiety/depression. Seriously, you cannot make this stuff up.
