Large-volume paracentesis is a treatment used to remove excess fluid in the abdominal cavity resulting from such conditions as cirrhosis of the liver or cardiac failure. It is normally performed as an ...

Association between a validated symptom assessment tool and nurse clinical impression in patients with cancer admitted to a palliative care unit. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2011 ASCO ...

Chief Complaint: A 57-year-old white male musician presents with a chief complaint of vomiting and swelling of the legs and abdomen. The patient is short (168 cm), stocky, pale, and deeply jaundiced.

The development of a new treatment room within a ward at Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital has been helped by the Fife Health ...