The number one cause of hospital admission through the emergency department is pneumonia. One half of the other top 10 causes involved heart conditions. High blood pressure was the most common comorbidity. Leading comorbidities among adolescents and adults up to age 44 included drug abuse, psychoses and depression. Alcohol abuse was a leading secondary condition among persons 18 to 64 years of age.
Side effects associated with argatroban include gastrointestinal and genitourinary bleeding.
Argatroban is contraindicated in patients with overt major bleeding or in patients hypersensitive to the drug or any of its components. According to the CDC report, recommendations on the frequency of Pap testing are inconsistent. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggests Pap screening at least every three years until the age of 65. The American Cancer Society guidelines state that screening less often than annually may be adequate in women with a history of three negative annual Pap tests. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends annual Pap testing for most women.