Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms in patients presenting to the emergency department and accounts for 5 to 10% of all emergency department visits. Pathophysiological conditions that lead to surgical interventions in such patients are mainly gastrointestinal obstruction,...
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What Parents Need to Know About Peanut Allergy
Peanut allergy can range from mild to severe, even causing life-threatening reactions.
Peanut allergy affects 1% to 3% of people in the US. It typically develops in young children and usually lasts their whole life. While there is no definitive cure once someone has a peanut allergy at...
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Dupilumab for COPD with Blood Eosinophil Evidence of Type 2 Inflammation
Background: Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that blocks the shared receptor component for interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, key and central drivers of type 2 inflammation, has shown efficacy and safety in a phase 3 trial involving patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: The ELEKT-D: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) vs Ketamine in Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) (ELEKT-D) trial demonstrated noninferiority of intravenous ketamine vs ECT for nonpsychotic TRD. Clinical features that can guide selection of ketamine vs ECT may inform...
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Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease
Guideline title American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines Update: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease
Release date January 2023
Prior version May 2013
Developer and funding source American College of Gastroenterology
Target population Children and adults...
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Revisiting Race and the Benefit of RAS Blockade in Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Importance: Concerns have arisen that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers are less effective in Black patients than non-Black patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
Objective: To determine whether the effects of RAS blockers on cardiovascular outcomes...
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What Parents Need to Know About Autism Screening and Early Treatment
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes autism screening for children and how to access therapies.
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Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy
Guideline title Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline
Release date November 2022
Developer and funding source American College of Chest Physicians
Target population Patients taking oral...
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Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Importance: Approximately 19.7% of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years in the US have a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts from 2000. The prevalence of high BMI increases with age and is...
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Electronic Cigarettes vs Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: Little is known about the relative effectiveness of nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes (ECs) compared with varenicline as smoking cessation aids.
Objective: To determine the relative effectiveness of ECs in smoking cessation.
Design, setting, and participants:...
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