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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Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
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Acute Abdomen in the Modern Era
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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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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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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Optimization of type 2 diabetes care in adults aged 65 or older: Practical approach to deintensification
Effective diabetes management, particularly in older and frail adults, requires a nuanced approach that balances the benefits of antihyperglycemic medications with the risks of intensive glycemic control. While certain diabetes medications are important to the prevention of chronic complications...
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Depression - Screening and Treating Depression in Adolescents
Drs. Crawford, Fallucco, and Scott-Vernaglia take a closer look at the prevalence of depression among teenagers. Recognizing the existing gaps in pediatricians’ training and resources to address this issue, the doctors describe signs and symptoms of depression and how to screen for the diagnosis...
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Diets
Food consumption provides essential and nonessential nutrients in the human body and thereby promotes growth and health. Individual food choice and the potential modification of eating habits are complex issues, influenced by the availability and acceptability of foods.1 The availability of...
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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A SMART-C Collaborative Meta-Analysis
Background: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) consistently improve heart failure and kidney-related outcomes; however, effects on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) across different patient populations are less clear.
Methods: This was a collaborative trial-level...
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