U.S Top Hospital Honor Roll (2010-2011) U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News & World Report "U.S Top Hospital Honor Roll" for 2010-2011 (Rank Order):

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital
2. Mayo Clinic
3. Massachusetts General Hospital
4. Cleveland Clinic
5. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
6. New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
7. University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
8. Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis
9. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10. Duke University Medical Center

Johns Hopkins Hospital (Over-all Winner):

• Johns Hopkins Hospital (Billings Building) is pictured opposite.
• The hospital was ranked No. 1 in 5 medical specialties & in the top 3 in 7 specialties:
• Ear, Nose & Throat (1st)
• Gynecology (1st)
• Neurology and Neurosurgery (1st)
• Rheumatology (1st)
• Urology (1st)
• Kidney Disorders (2nd)
• Ophthalmology (2nd)
• Psychiatry (2nd)
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery (3rd)
• Diabetes and Endocrinology (3rd)
• Gastroenterology (3rd)
• Geriatrics (3rd)

Image: Johns Hopkins Hospital (Billings Building)

Image Source: Peterfitzgerald on Wikitravel.org (Public Domain)

Tags: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis - Cleveland Clinic - Duke University Medical Center - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Johns Hopkins Hospital - Mayo Clinic - Massachusetts General Hospital - New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell - Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center - University of California, San Francisco Medical Center - U.S. Hospital
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Cyanosis Differential Diagnosis

Cyanosis Definition:

• Blue discolouration of the skin.

Cyanosis Differential Diagnosis:

• Central cyanosis
• Cold agglutinins
• Methaemoglobinaemia
• Peripheral cyanosis
• Pseudocyanosis
• Sulphaemoglobinaemia

Image: Girl With Central Cyanosis due to Fallot's Tetralogy

Image Source: from Jon M.I. on Flickr (cc)

Tags: Central Cyanosis - Cold Agglutinins - Cyanosis - Methaemoglobinaemia - Peripheral Cyanosis - Pseudocyanosis - Sulphjaemoglobinaemia
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