Uses Antibiotic therapy for TB (yearly incidence 2.96:100,000 in USA) and Neisseria meningitidis infection (yearly incidence 0.3:100,000 in USA). Also used to treat Hansen disease (leprosy) and Legionnaires disease and as prophylaxis against Haemophilus influenzae type B. Treatment of opioid-induced…
Risk 500,000 new cases of HSV-1 each year in USA (prevalence approximately 68%); 58% of people worldwide are seropositive. Symptoms are typically minor (malaise, myalgias, and painful vesicular oral lesions) or absent, except in immunocompromised pts. Perioperative Risks Theoretical risk…
Key Points Cricoarytenoid arthritis can lead to airway difficulties in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus. To diagnose vocal cord dysfunction, it is necessary to examine the position of the vocal cords during inspiration and phonation. The recurrent…