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A review on oral manifestations of COVID-19 disease

Author/s: Kumar, H., Nishat, R., Desai, A.

COVID-19, a multi-system-affecting disease presents with an extensive clinical spectrum, ranging from no symptoms at all to fatal lung involvement. Several orofacial manifestations have also been reported, among which dysgeusia is one of the earliest reported symptoms. Several other...

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review oral manifestations COVID-19 disease comprehensive review

Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions

Author/s: US Preventative Services task Force, Mangione, C. M., Barry, M. J., Nicholson, W. K., Cabana, M., Caughey, A. B., Chelmow, D., Coker, T. R., Davis, E. M., Donahue, K. E., Jaén, C. R., Kubik, M., Li, L., Ogedegbe, G., Pbert, L., Ruiz, J. M., Stevermer, J., Wong, J. B.

Importance: Menopause is defined as the cessation of a person's menstrual cycle. It is defined retrospectively, 12 months after the final menstrual period. Perimenopause, or the menopausal transition, is the few-year time period preceding a person's final menstrual period and is characterized by...

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Retrospective Studies postmenopause Chronic Disease hormone therapy Recommendation Statement

Health supervision for children with Down syndrome

Author/s: Bull, M. J., Committee on Genetics

These guidelines are designed to assist the pediatrician in caring for the child in whom a diagnosis of Down syndrome has been confirmed by chromosome analysis. Although a pediatrician's initial contact with the child is usually during infancy, occasionally the pregnant woman who has been given...

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Academies and Institutes / standards* Age Factors Pediatrics / methods Pediatrics / standards* Genetic Counseling / standards

Effect of fluvoxamine on outcomes of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Author/s: Lu, L., Chao, C., Chang, S., Lan, S., Lai, C.

Objectives: This meta-analysis investigated the use of fluvoxamine for the treatment of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library databases, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for studies published before June...

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Odds Ratio Artificial respiration control groups hospitalization bibliometrics

Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Author/s: O'Neil, M. E., Cheney, T. P., Hsu, F. C., Carlson, K. F., Hart, E. L., Holmes, R. S., Murphy, K. M., Graham, E., Cameron, D. C., Kahler, J., Lewis, M., Kaplan, J., McDonagh, M. S.

Objectives: Identify and abstract data from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to update the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (PTSD-Repository) with data on PTSD and mental health, including suicide-related outcomes and substance use.

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PTSD Sample Size Health Policy referral and consultation MEDLINE

A “no-biopsy” approach to diagnosing celiac disease

Author/s: Mott, T., Gray, C., Storey, J.

PRACTICE CHANGER
CONSIDER A “NO-BIOPSY” APPROACH BY EVALUATING SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULIN (IG) A ANTI-TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE (TTG-IGA) ANTIBODY TITERS IN ADULT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS CONCERNING FOR CELIAC DISEASE (CD). AN INCREASE OF ≥ 10 TIMES THE UPPER LIMIT OF NORMAL (ULN) FOR...

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celiac disease Gastroenterology diagnosis Predictive Value of Tests Alternative Approach

Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents

Author/s: Jin, Jill

Depression is a leading cause of disability in the US. Children and adolescents with depression typically have functional impairments in their performance at school or work as well as in their interactions with their families and peers. Depression can also negatively affect the developmental...

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depression screening adolescents

Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening

Author/s: Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH

Anxiety disorder, a common mental health condition in the US, comprises a group of related conditions characterized by excessive fear or worry that present as emotional and physical symptoms. The 2018-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that 7.8% of children and adolescents...

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anxiety Anxiety disorders adolescent adolescent psychiatry preventative care USPSTF

Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain

Author/s: McDonagh, M. S., Wagner, J., Ahmed, A. Y., Fu, R., Morasco, B., Kansagara, D., Chou, R.

In an effort to address the opioid epidemic, a prominent goal of current research is to identify alternative treatments with equal or better benefits for pain while avoiding potential unintended consequences that could result in harms.

This 'living' systematic review assesses the...

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Policy Goals chronic pain cannabis use opiod misuse

Migraine — Treatment and Preventive Therapies

Author/s: Armand, C.E., Loder, E., Ropper, A. H.

In this instructional video, Drs. Cynthia Armand and Elizabeth Loder discuss the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of migraine and treatment options for patients.

This video provides essential and useful information for any clinician caring for patients with this common condition...

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migraine treatment preventative therapies injectable monoclonal antibodies patient care treatment

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