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A challenging diagnosis: hereditary angioedema presenting during pregnancy

Author/s: Chair, I., Lacuesta, G., Nash, C. M., Cook, V.

• Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant
disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of painful (and
usually asymmetric) swelling without urticaria that leads to
substantial morbidity and even mortality (in the case of
laryngeal involvement) if left...

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abdominal pain Morbidity diagnosis, differential Hereditary angioedema (HAE) female

Conservative interventions for treating urinary incontinence in women: an Overview of Cochrane systematic reviews

Author/s: Todhunter-Brown, A., Hazelton, ,C., Campbell, P., Elders, A., Hagen, S., McClurg, D.

Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine and can be caused by several different conditions. The common types of UI are stress (SUI), urgency (UUI) and mixed (MUI). A wide range of interventions can be delivered to reduce the symptoms of UI in women. Conservative...

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weight loss stress urinary incontinence urgency urinary incontinence mixed urinary incontinence quality of life

Use of Recommended Health Care Measures to Prevent Selected Complications of Sickle Cell Anemia in Children and Adolescents — Selected U.S. States, 2019

Author/s: Schieve, L. A., Simmons, G. M., Payne, A. B., Abe, K., Hsu, L. L., Hulihan, M., Pope, S., Rhie, S., Dupervil, B., Hooper, W. C.

Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD), a group of inherited blood cell disorders that primarily affects Black or African American persons, is associated with severe complications and a >20-year reduction in life expectancy. In 2014, an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and...

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health personnel African Americans medicaid child blood cells

Revising the advanced access model pillars: a multimethod study

Author/s: Breton, M., Gaboury, I., Beaulieu, C., Sasseville, M., Hudon, C., Malham, S. A., Duhoux, A., Rodrigues, I., Haggerty, J.

Background: The advanced access model was developed 20 years ago and has been implemented in several countries. We aimed to revise and operationalize the pillars and subpillars of the advanced access model based on its contemporary practice by professionals in primary health care.

Methods...

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Family Physicians social workers referral and consultation nurse practitioners scheduling models

Revising the advanced access model pillars: a multimethod study

Author/s: Breton, M., Gaboury, I., Beaulieu, C., Sasseville, M., Hudon, C., Malham, S. A., Duhoux, A., Rodrigues, I., Haggerty, J.

Background: The advanced access model was developed 20 years ago and has been implemented in several countries. We aimed to revise and operationalize the pillars and subpillars of the advanced access model based on its contemporary practice by professionals in primary health care.

Methods...

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Family Physicians social workers referral and consultation nurse practitioners scheduling models

Management of Heart Failure

Author/s: Belkin, M. N., Cifu, A. S., Pinney, S.

GUIDELINE TITLE 2022 American College of Cardiology
(ACC)/American Heart Association AHA)/Heart Failure
Society of America (HFSA) Guidelines for the Management
of Heart Failure
RELEASE DATE April 1, 2022
PRIOR VERSIONS 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update
of the...

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Stroke Volume American Heart Association Cardiology heart failure Sodium

The Management of Major Depressive Disorder: Synopsis of the 2022 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline

Author/s: McQuaid, J. R., Buelt, A., Capaldi, V., Fuller, M., Issa, F., Lang, A. E., Hoge, C., Sall, J., Wiechers, I. R., Williams, S.

Abstract
Description: In February 2022, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of major depressive disorder (MDD). This synopsis summarizes key recommendations.

Methods:...

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Department of Veterans Affairs veterans Department of Defense Algorithms alternative therapies

Weight Loss Outcomes Associated With Semaglutide Treatment for Patients With Overweight or Obesity

Author/s: Ghusn, W., De la Rosa, A., Sacoto, D.

Importance No retrospective cohort study has assessed the effectiveness of semaglutide at doses used in randomized clinical trials to treat obesity (ie, 1.7 and 2.4 mg).

Objective To study weight loss outcomes associated with semaglutide treatment at doses used in randomized clinical...

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Cohort Studies overweight Retrospective Studies middle aged weight loss

Management of acute diverticulitis

Author/s: Zondervan, N., Snelgrove, R., Bradley, N.

1 Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for acute
diverticulitis have increased
Emergency department visits for acute diverticulitis increased by 26.8% to
113.9 visits per 100 000 from 2006 to 2013 in the United States.1
Hospital admissions for...

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Colonoscopy abscess Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial translocation sepsis

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: effective and underused

Author/s: Hempel, A., Biondi, M. J., Baril, J., Tan, D. H. S.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective modality for HIV prevention that can be prescribed by generalists.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis should be offered to patients who are at high risk of HIV exposure, including gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM), women...

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Follow-Up Studies Substance Abuse, intravenous Canada sexually transmitted diseases Drug users

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