Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

Although the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis is dangerous, over-testing can also be harmful. Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.

The appendix is a small, tube-shaped organ that connects to the cecum, the beginning of the large intestine. Though its role is unknown, it can become infected, resulting in acute appendicitis, which, ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

Virtually all regional acute myocardial infarcts are caused by thrombosis developing on a culprit ... concentrations of troponin T found in the blood in a proportion of cases of unstable angina. The ...

Gao, F. (2025) Research on the Causes and Preventive Measures of Pregnancy Complicated by Acute Abdomen. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 15, 97-107. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2025.151010 .

Acute renal failure is caused by damage to the kidneys, which can occur as a result of blood loss, toxins, or physical damage to the kidneys. Acute renal failure occurs rapidly, causing generalized ...

This clinical classification acknowledges the central role of coronary artery disease in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction.‘Acute myocardial injury’ is a term that clinicians are likely to ...

FGF receptors (FGFRs) are involved in the pathogenesis of cancer and skeletal disorders. Experiments in model systems have shown that FGFR-specific inhibitors may be valuable in treating multiple ...

Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Correspondence to: Dr R B Fogel Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard ...