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Prevalence and Predictors of Metformin Prescribing in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A National Cross-Sectional Study.

OBJECTIVE: Metformin is the first-line oral type 2 diabetes treatment. Despite an abundance of evidence, metformin is routinely underused. This study evaluated the rates of metformin use in an appropriate outpatient type 2 diabetes population and…

Prevalence of health-related behaviors among physicians and medical trainees.

OBJECTIVE: The authors studied the prevalence of health-promoting and health-risking behaviors among physicians and physicians-in-training. Given the significant potential for negative outcomes to physicians' own health as well as the health and…

Tags: *Health Behavior, 2008, 80 and over, Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, Acculturation, Adult, Aged, DiLalla Lisabeth F, Dorsey J Kevin, Empathy, Female, Hull Sharon K, Humans, Internship and Residency/*statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Physicians/*statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Spirituality

Prevalence of health-related behaviors among physicians and medical trainees.

Objective: The authors studied the prevalence of health-promoting and health-risking behaviors among physicians and physicians- in-training. Given the significant potential for negative outcomes to physicians' own health as well as the health and…

Tags: 2008, 80 and over, Academic Psychiatry, Acculturation, Adult, Aged, DiLalla LF, Dorsey JK, Empathy, Female, Health Behavior, Hull SK, Human, Internship and Residency – Statistics and Numerical Data, Male, Middle Age, Physicians – Statistics and Numerical Data, Prevalence, Spirituality

Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011.

IMPORTANCE: The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50% by 2020, but the extent of inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To…

Tags: 2016, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care – Statistics and Numerical Data, Ambulatory Care/*statistics & numerical data, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use, Bartoces Monina, Child, Department of Internal Medicine, Enns Eva A, Female, File Thomas M Jr, Finkelstein Jonathan A, Fleming-Dutra Katherine E, Gerber Jeffrey S, Health Care Surveys, Hersh Adam L, Hicks Lauri A, Human, Humans, Hyun David Y, Inappropriate Prescribing – Statistics and Numerical Data, Inappropriate Prescribing/*statistics & numerical data, Infant, JAMA, Linder Jeffrey A, Lynfield Ruth, Male, Margolis David J, May Larissa S, Merenstein Daniel, Metlay Joshua P, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Newland Jason G, Otitis Media, Otitis Media – Drug Therapy, Pharyngitis – Drug Therapy, Pharyngitis/drug therapy, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data, Piccirillo Jay F, Practice Patterns, Preschool, Prevalence, Respiratory Tract Infections – Drug Therapy, Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy, Roberts Rebecca M, Sanchez Guillermo V, Shapiro Daniel J, Suda Katie J, Suppurative/*drug therapy, Surveys, Thomas Ann, United States, Woo Teri Moser, Zetts Rachel M

Prevalence of strangulation in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

OBJECTIVES: Both sexual assault (SA) survivors and domestic violence (DV) survivors are populations at risk of strangulation injury. Our goal was to identify the prevalence of strangulation in patients who are survivors of SA and DV, identify…

Relationships Among Parental Reports Of Child, Parent, And Family Functioning

Most children with psychosocial problems do not present for treatment in mental health settings. They are managed by primary care physicians. Children with psychosocial problems often have parents and/or families with psychosocial distress. The…

Reply to a letter by Inoue et al.

Tags: 2001, Ancient, Articular/pathology, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Bone and Bones/pathology, Cartilage, China, European Continental Ancestry Group, France, History, Humans, Japan, Osteoarthritis/diagnosis/ethnology/*history, Paleopathology, Prevalence, Rheumatology (Oxford, England), Rothschild B M

RESPIRATORY DYSKINESIA - AN UNDERRECOGNIZED PHENOMENON

Tags: 1994, basal ganglia, Chest, clonidine, disturbance, double-blind crossover, General & Internal Medicine, induced movement-disorders, Journal Article, parkinsons-disease, Prevalence, psychiatric-patients, Radwany S M, Respiratory System, Rich M W, tardive-dyskinesia, tetrabenazine, therapy

Rising Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Predictors for Opioid Use Disorder Among Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, impact, and predictors of opioid use disorder (OUD) in hospitalized chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed using the National Inpatient Sample …

Safety and efficacy of cangrelor, an intravenous, short-acting platelet inhibitor in patients requiring coronary artery bypass surgery.

OBJECTIVE: Oral P2Y(1)(2) platelet receptor inhibitors are a cornerstone of reducing complications in patients with acute coronary syndromes or coronary stents. Guidelines advocate discontinuing treatment with P2Y(1)(2) platelet receptor inhibitors…

Tags: 2013, 80 and over, Adenosine Monophosphate/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives, Administration, Adult, Aged, Angiolillo Dominick J, Blood Transfusion/*statistics & numerical data, Brtko Miroslav, Cannon Louis A, Chandna Harish, Chronos Nicholas, Combination/statistics & numerical data, Coronary Artery Bypass/*statistics & numerical data, Dietrich Markus, Drug Therapy, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/epidemiology, Dyke Cornelius M, Female, Firstenberg Michael S, Holmes David R, Humans, Hutyra Martin, Injections, Intravenous, Liu Tiepu, Male, Manoukian Steven V, Middle Aged, Montalescot Gilles, Oral, Placebo Effect, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/administration & dosage, Postoperative Hemorrhage/*epidemiology/*prevention & control, Prats Jayne, Premedication/*statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Price Matthew, Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists/administration & dosage, Pyridines/*administration & dosage, Ramaiahm Chandrashekar, Risk Assessment, The heart surgery forum, Todd Meredith, Topo Eric J, Treatment Outcome, Tummala Pradyumna, United States/epidemiology, Voeltz Michele, Welsby Ian

Screening for adolescent depression in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents presenting to the emergency department (ED) and to describe their demographics and outcomes compared with adolescents endorsing low levels of depressive symptoms. METHODS:…

Tags: *Adolescent Behavior, 2006, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Akron Children's Hospital, Alexander Heather, Christopher Norman C, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Depression/classification/*diagnosis/*epidemiology, Emergency Service, Female, Fenn Robin L, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Logistic Models, Luxmore Brett, Male, Mass Screening/*instrumentation/*statistics & numerical data, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio/epidemiology, Patient Participation/statistics & numerical data, Pediatrics/*statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Scott Emily Gale, Transportation of Patients/statistics & numerical data, Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology

Sources of Error in Office Blood Pressure Measurement

PURPOSES: To evaluate 2 commonly overlooked sources of error in measuring blood pressure (BP) in the office, improper patient positioning and frequency of terminal digit bias (TDB) using manual and automated (BP) devices. METHODS: BPs recorded by 3…

Stress, psychosocial resources, and depressive symptomatology during pregnancy in low-income, inner-city women

The authors examined the prospective influence of stress, self-esteem, and social support on the postpartum depressive symptoms of 191 inner-city women (139 European Americans and 52 African Americans) over 3 waves of data collection. Depressive…

The Association of Acetaminophen and Asthma Prevalence and Severity.

The epidemiologic association between acetaminophen use and asthma prevalence and severity in children and adults is well established. A variety of observations suggest that acetaminophen use has contributed to the recent increase in asthma…

Tags: 2011, ACETAMINOPHEN, Acetaminophen – Adverse Effects – In Infancy and Childhood, asthma, Asthma – Epidemiology – In Infancy and Childhood, Asthma – Risk Factors – In Infancy and Childhood, ASTHMA risk factors, Child, Children, DISEASE prevalence, McBride John T, Pediatrics, Prevalence, Severity of Illness, Severity of Illness Index, United States

The association of sacroiliac joint bridging with other enthesopathies in the human body

Study Design. A descriptive study of the association between sacroiliac joint (extra-articular) bridging and other enthesopathies. Objectives. To examine the relationship between sacroiliac joint bridging with other entheseal reaction sites in the…

The Moderating Impact Of Interacting With Distressed Families Of Decedents On Trauma Exposure In Medical Examiner Personnel

The Psychometric Properties of the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV) and Characteristics of Sexual Victimization Experiences in College Men

Estimates of the rate of sexual victimization in college men vary wildly, likely because of the lack of validated measures. This study provides psychometric data on the Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV) and basic…

The relationship between psychiatric medication and course of hospital stay among intoxicated trauma patients

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine whether trauma patients requiring psychiatric medication who were admitted with positive alcohol or drug screen require more pain medications or sedation resulting in longer length of stay.…

The role of atypical pathogens: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila in respiratory infection.

Infections caused by M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. are important causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In the past decade, considerable new information has come to light concerning these organisms. Despite this, debate…

The six-item screeinier to detect cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients

Background: Cognitive impairment due to delirium or dementia is common in older emergency department (ED) patients. To prevent errors, emergency physicians (EPs) should use brief, sensitive tests to evaluate older patient's mental status. Prior…

Tags: 2008, Academic Emergency Medicine, care, Carpenter C R, cognitive impairment, delirium, diagnostic testing, elderly emergency, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics, Hustey F M, Journal Article, Mental Status, Mini-Mental State, Prevalence, Wilber S T

Us Skin Disease Assessment: Ulcer And Wound Care

Weakness and fatigue in older ED patients in the United States.

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of weakness and fatigue visits in older emergency department (ED) patients, to compare demographics and resource use in these patients with those without these complaints, and to…

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