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By Genevra PittmanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese people are at higher-than-average risk of migraines, suggests a new study.
<p>Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) have decreased cortical surface area and regional alterations in cortical folding before corrective cardiac surgery, according to new research.</p>
In this video, Vivian Fonseca, MD, provides a preview of the session “Hot Topics in Primary Care: Diabetes Updates” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series, including updates to the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care in Diabetes¬–2023 addressing population health, obesity management, and new available medications in the management of diabetes.
<p>We enjoyed reading Dr Keith Harding’s article on the value of moist dressings for chronic wounds (CONSULTANT, March 2012, page 214), but we feel that some of his comments do not give the full spectrum of challenges one may encounter with a wound of this type. His article implies that chronic wounds are known for their copious exudate production. To manage these wounds, Dr Harding states that there needs to be a fine balance between controlling the amount of exudates produced from the chronic wound while ensuring a moist environment is maintained over the wound base. This is needed to promote collagen synthesis and granulation tissue.</p>
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A 43-year-old woman with recently diagnosed hypothyroidism presented with a 3-month history of declining cognition, confusion, disorientation, and an inability to communicate or ambulate. She had become incontinent and had signs of gait ataxia and poor motor control.
Caloric restriction is a diet that deliberately minimizes caloric intake while still consuming the recommended daily allowance of all essential nutrients.
A previously healthy 11-month-old boy presented to our hospital with a steam burn from a rice cooker on his 4 right fingers and part of the ventral palm.
Anisocoria can be a critically important clinical finding in patients given that it has been associated with severe, life-threatening neurologic conditions.
<p> Antihypertensive medications were associated with an increased risk of serious fall injuries, particularly among those with previous fall injuries, in a study of elderly people.</p>
<p>Performing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) for knees as a same-day procedure comes with relatively high readmission rates.</p>
The FDA has approved a treatment option for adults with multidrug resistant HIV infection, marking a “new class of antiretroviral medications” for this patient population.