Importance: Opioid use disorder (OUD) involves compulsive opioid use that causes substantial distress or impairment at work, school, or home. OUD, which is the third most prevalent substance use disorder worldwide, affected an estimated 3.7% of US adults (9 367 000) in 2022 and caused 53 774...
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Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal, and Opioid Overdose: A Review
Hypertension and alcohol: a cross-sectional study comparing PEth with AUDIT and AUDIT-C in primary care
Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to describe proportions of patients with indications of alcohol consumption using phosphatidylethanol (PEth), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and its consumption-focused version (AUDIT-C), in relation to blood pressure (BP)...
Risk Factors for the Development of Food Allergy in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Importance: The incidence and risk (predictive) factors for early life food allergy development remain uncertain.
Objective: To estimate the incidence and quantify risk factors for food allergy development.
Data sources: MEDLINE and Embase were systematically searched to January 1...
The association between medication use and vitamin B12 deficiency in the elderly population: a cross- sectional study
Background
Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in the elderly population and can cause severe complications. The use of certain medication has in previous studies been associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in the general population. To identify elderly patients at risk for vitamin B12...
Management of Premenstrual Disorders
Premenstrual disorders encompass a spectrum of cyclic affective and physical symptoms that interfere with daily functioning, occurring during the luteal phase and resolving with or immediately following menstruation. Premenstrual disorders may be caused by fluctuations of estrogen in the luteal...
Exacerbation risk in patients with bronchiectasis receiving DPP-1 inhibitors vs placebo: A meta-analysis of RCTs
Background: No therapies have been approved to alter bronchiectasis progression. Dipeptidyl peptidase-1 (DPP-1) inhibitors, which target neutrophil serine protease activation, are under investigation as potential disease-modifying agents.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta...
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is caused by CPP crystal accumulation in musculoskeletal tissues, leading to inflammation
Symptomatic CPPD disease (formerly known as “pseudogout”) is more common in older than younger adults and typically affects joints with previous damage...
Ann Arbor Guide to Triaging Adults With Suspected Urinary Tract Infection for In-Person and Telehealth Settings
Importance: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in ambulatory care settings and the primary reason for antibiotic prescribing. Despite several guidelines focused on the type and duration of antibiotics prescribed for treating UTI, there is limited outpatient guidance on how to best triage...
IgA Nephropathy in Adults: A Review
Importance: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a chronic kidney disease involving deposition of IgA-containing immune complexes in the glomerulus, causing glomerular inflammation and scarring. It is the most common immune-mediated glomerular disease worldwide, and affects an estimated 198 887 to 208 184...
Restless Legs Syndrome: A Review
Importance Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep-related movement disorder that affects approximately 3% of US adults to a clinically significant extent and can cause substantial sleep disturbance.
Observations Restless legs syndrome is characterized by an overwhelming urge to move...