It is now clear that hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) may occur and contribute significantly to gas exchange abnormalities in the setting of other cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Since there is no gold-standard diagnostic ...

In March, 2013, a 37-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 6 month history of worsening dyspnoea, fatigue, insomnia, and generalised body pains. She had no cough or haemoptysis, was a non-smoker, and ...

Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital condition generally, and may vary from mild to severe. Symptomatology depends on early or late presentation. Young patients may present within the first few weeks of life with poor ...

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to ascertain the efficacy of an intervention in which laboratory test costs were provided to clinicians as a pocketsized brochure, in reducing laboratory test costs over a 4-month period. METHODS: This ...