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Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea

Author/s: Hamilton, Keith W., Cifu, Adam S.

Infectious diarrhea is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States, 179 million cases of acute diarrhea occur per year. Most diarrheal illnesses are self-limited and do not require evaluation or treatment beyond supportive care such as rehydration. Some infections do require...

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infectious diarrhea stool testing

Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunizations

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The CDC childhood immunizations frequently asked questions.
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immunizations vaccination vaccines user guide patient education

Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention With Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Author/s: Zheng, Sean L., Roddick, Alistair J.

IMPORTANCE:

The role for aspirin in cardiovascular primary prevention remains controversial, with potential benefits limited by an increased bleeding risk.

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the association of aspirin use for primary prevention with cardiovascular events and bleeding....

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aspirin bleeding events cardiovascular events

Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

Author/s: Moore, Abigail, Harnden, Anthony, Grant, Cameron C., Patel, Sheena, Irwin, Richard S.

BACKGROUND:

The decision to treat a suspected case of pertussis with antibiotics is usually based on a clinical diagnosis rather than waiting for laboratory confirmation. The current guideline focuses on making the clinical diagnosis of pertussis-associated cough in adults and children....

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cough evidence-based medicine guidelines infectious disease diagnosis

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Author/s: Henrikson, Nora B., Bowles, Erin J. Aiello, Blasi, Paula R., Morrison, Caitlin C., Nguyen, Matt, Pillarisetty, Venu G., Lin, Jennifer S.

Objective: We conducted a systematic evidence review to support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in updating their recommendation on screening for pancreatic cancer. Our review addresses the following Key Questions (KQs):
1. Does screening for pancreatic adenocarcinoma...

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pancreatic cancer obesity risk factors patient care

Management of Blood Cholesterol

Author/s: Alenghat, Francis J., Davis, Andrew M.

Pharmacologically lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) consistently reduces ASCVD events (myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death), and the principle that lower LDL-C is better was reaffirmed by trials that added ezetimibe or proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin...

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cholesterol LDL cholesterol, LDL

Prediction of individual life-years gained without cardiovascular events from lipid, blood pressure, glucose, and aspirin treatment based on data of more than 500 000 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Author/s: Berkelmans, Gijs F N, Gudbjörnsdottir, Soffia, Visseren, Frank L J, Wild, Sarah H, Franzen, Stefan, Chalmers, John, Davis, Barry R, Poulter, Neil R, Spijkerman, Annemieke M, Woodward, Mark, Pressel, Sara L, Gupta, Ajay K, van der Schouw, Yvonne T, Svensson, Ann-Marie

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Although group-level effectiveness of lipid, blood pressure, glucose, and aspirin treatment for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been proven by trials, important differences in absolute effectiveness exist between individuals. We aim to develop and validate a...

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cardiovascular disease cardiovascular events

Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author/s: Wylie, Gavin, Torrens, Claire, Campbell, Pauline, Frost, Helen, Gordon, Adam Lee, Menz, Hylton B, Skelton, Dawn A, Sullivan, Frank, Witham, Miles D, Morris, Jacque

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foot problems are independent risk factors for falls in older people. Podiatrists diagnose and treat a wide range of problems affecting the feet, ankles and lower limbs. However, the effectiveness of podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people is unknown. This...

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podiatric intervention fall risk elderly patients podiatry

Guide to Enhancing Referrals and Consultations Between Physicians

Access to care is a challenge for many of our patients. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) recognize that every possible measure must be taken to help ensure access to timely and quality medical and other...

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referral and consultation patient care physicians

Patient Education Resources Pertaining to Children

AboutKidsHealth is a health education website for children, youth and their caregivers. 
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health resources health literacy children

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