A sinus infection is inflammation of the sinuses, which are the air spaces around your nose, eyes, cheeks, and forehead. It is also called sinusitis. When the sinuses are inflamed, drainage is blocked ...

The technique of accessing the space, initially developed for drainage of pericardial effusions by pericardiocentesis and subsequently modified for accessing a normal pericardial space, will also be ...

Sinus infections themselves aren’t contagious, but the viruses that cause most of them are. Viral sinus infections often follow colds or flu, which spread through respiratory droplets when someone ...

Patient otherwise had normal teeth, hair, and skin. On exam of the nails, multiple transverse white curvilinear bands were noted. The bands were separated by normal pink nail color (Figure 1).

There was no mucosal pigmentation or skin lesion elsewhere. He denied taking any medication or supplement. He was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced transverse melanonychia. Melanonychia is a result ...

Allergic rhinitis (allergies or hay fever) and sinusitis (sinus infections) can cause similar symptoms, making them difficult to tell apart. However, they have different causes and treatments.

What gives? You might be fighting the wrong enemy entirely. Turns out, that “allergy attack” could actually be a sinus infection, or vice versa. With over 100 million Americans battling ...

Distinguishing between supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and sinus tachycardia on an ECG is crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. While both conditions present with rapid heart ...

OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the incidence, characteristics, and haemodynamic consequences of pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery. DESIGN--Clinical, echocardiographic, and Doppler evaluations before ...