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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…

Us Skin Disease Assessment: Ulcer And Wound Care

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

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

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 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

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…

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…

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

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

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 …

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

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

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…

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…

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 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 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 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…

Potential Side Effects and Adverse Events of Antipsychotic Use for Residents With Dementia in Assisted Living: Implications for Prescribers, Staff, and Families.

Antipsychotic medications are frequently prescribed to assisted living (AL) residents who have dementia, although there is a lack of information about the potential side effects and adverse events of these medications among this population.…

Physicians' attention to parents' concerns about the psychosocial functioning of their children

Background: Epidemiological data indicate that approximately 20% of children have psychosocial problems, yet less than 2% of children are seen by mental health specialists each year. Primary care physicians tend to identify children with psychosocial…

Tags: 1999, Archives of family medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Depression, dysfunction, Epidemiology, General & Internal Medicine, Health, Journal Article, Kizilbash A H, Management, NEOMED College of Medicine, pediatric primary care, Prevalence, psychiatric-disorders, psychopathology, service utilization, Smucker W D, Wildman B G

Pain And Depression In A Cohort Of Underserved, Community-dwelling Primary Care Patients

Purpose: Almost 17% of the US population exhibits a major depressive disorder in their lifetimes. Prevalence data show that whites experience depression earlier than African Americans, and women have a higher prevalence than men. Less is known…

Overview of Monogenic or Mendelian Forms of Hypertension

Monogenic or Mendelian forms of hypertension are described as a group of conditions characterized by insults to the normal regulation of blood pressure by the kidney and adrenal gland. These alterations stem from single mutations that lead to…

Over diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an underserved patient population.

INTRODUCTION: While cross-national studies have documented rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) misdiagnosis among patients in primary care, US studies are scarce. Studies investigating diagnosis among uninsured patients are lacking.…

Tags: *Diagnostic Errors, *Medically Underserved Area, *Spirometry, *Vulnerable Populations, 2013, Administration, Adult, Awad Magdi H, Bronchodilator Agents/administration & dosage, Cholinergic Antagonists/administration & dosage, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chronic Obstructive/*diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology/physiopathology, COPD, Dai Allen, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Female, Forced Expiratory Volume, Gemmel David J, Ghattas Christian, Humans, Inhalation, International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Lung/drug effects/*physiopathology, Male, Medically Uninsured, Middle Aged, misdiagnosis, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Ohio/epidemiology, over diagnosis, Predictive Value of Tests, Prevalence, Pulmonary Disease, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Smoking/adverse effects/epidemiology, Spirometry, underserved, uninsured, Vital Capacity

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia Patients With and Without a History of Traumatic Brain Injury

The authors aim to determine if a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) assessed before dementia onset is associated with a higher risk of neuropsychiatric symptoms after dementia onset. A population-based incident series of people with dementia…

Multicenter study of case finding in elderly emergency department patients.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a brief comprehensive case-finding program for detecting functional, cognitive, and social impairments among elderly ED patients and to estimate the prevalence of unknown, undetected, or untreated impairments…

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: Using risk stratification to guide follow-up.

Varying combinations of 3 measurable factors determine a patient's risk of progressing toward multiple myeloma and influence monitoring decisions. This review–and accompanying algorithm–can guide your approach. For monoclonal gammopathy of…

Tags: 2015, Blood Protein Electrophoresis, Boltri John M, Connectin/analysis, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Disease Progression, Humans, Maennle Diane, Male, Middle Aged, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance/*diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Russell Kimberly, The Journal of family practice, Uddin Zia

Mitochondrial diseases in North America: An analysis of the NAMDC Registry.

Objective: To describe clinical, biochemical, and genetic features of participants with mitochondrial diseases (MtDs) enrolled in the North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) Registry. Methods: This cross-sectional, multicenter,…

Tags: 2020, Akron Children's Hospital, Barca Emanuele, Bedoyan Jirair K, Buchsbaum Richard, Camp Kathryn, Cohen Bruce H, Cooley Victoria, criteria, DeBrosse Susanne D, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, DiMauro Salvatore, DNA, Emmanuele Valentina, Engelstad Kristin, Enns Gregory M, Falk Marni J, Ganesh Jaya, Gavrilova Ralitza H, Goldstein Amy C, Grier Johnston, Gropman Andrea, Haas Richard, Hirano Michio, Journal Article, journalArticle, June 2020 Update I, Karaa Amel, Kriger Joshua, Krotoski Danuta, Larson Austin, Long Yuelin, melas, merrf, natural-history, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurology. Genetics, nuclear, Parikh Sumit, Prevalence, Rosales Xiomara Q, Saneto Russell P, Scaglia Fernando, Schoenaker Robert, Stacpoole Peter W, Tarnopolsky Mark, Thompson John L P, Van Hove Johan L K, Vladutiu Georgirene D, Zolkipli-Cunningham Zarazuela

Macroscopic anatomy of the vertebral endplate: Quid significat?

Alterations of vertebral endplates have long been a subject of interest, but are of unclear clinical significance. The vertebral columns of a cohort-based sample of 850 individuals were therefore evaluated for vertebral endplate defects, noting…

Lumbar spine fractures within a complete American cohort: epidemiology and risk factors among military service members.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective database review. OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of, and risk factors for, lumbar spine fractures within the population of the US military. SUMMARYOF BACKGROUND DATA: Fractures of the lumbar region are an important…

Low thigh muscle mass is associated with coronary artery stenosis among

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for both sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease. Whether an association between low muscle mass and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) exists, and if it is modified by HIV serostatus,…

Tags: *Computed Tomography Angiography, *Tomography, 2018, Aged, Atherosclerotic, Body Composition, Brown Todd T, Budoff Matthew J, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Angiography/*methods, Coronary Artery Disease/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary artery stenosis, Coronary atherosclerosis, Coronary Stenosis/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary Vessels/*diagnostic imaging/pathology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Guallar Eliseo, HIV Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology, HIV-Infection, Humans, Jacobson Lisa P, Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, Koletar Susan L, Korada Sai Krishna C, Male, Margolick Joseph B, Michos Erin D, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle, Muscle mass, Odds Ratio, Palella Frank J Jr, Plaque, Post Wendy S, Predictive Value of Tests, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/physiopathology, Saxena Ankita, Skeletal/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology, Thigh, Tibuakuu Martin, United States/epidemiology, Witt Mallory D, X-Ray Computed, Zhao Di

Liver disease in the morbidly obese: a review of 1000 consecutive patients undergoing weight loss surgery.

BACKGROUND: Liver disease among the morbidly obese is increasingly prevalent, contributing to significant morbidity. Obesity-related liver pathologies including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have become a leading cause for liver transplant.…

Joint Hypermobility and Joint Range of Motion in Young Dancers.

BACKGROUND: Joint range of motion (ROM) refers to the extent of movement of the joint, recorded using standard goniometers. Joint hypermobility (JHM) is a condition in which most of the synovial joints move beyond the "normal" limits. Joint…

Ischemic colitis revisited: a prospective study identifying hypercoagulability as a risk factor.

BACKGROUND: Although causes for ischemic colitis have been identified, many cases are deemed idiopathic. Some reports suggest an association between ischemic colitis and coagulation disorders. Our purpose was to explore the relationship of ischemic…

Is mortality due to primary malignant brain and other central nervous system tumors decreasing?

Primary malignant brain and other central nervous system tumors (BT) are a rare cancer that causes morbidity and mortality disproportionate to their incidence. This study presents the most up-to-date mortality data for malignant BT in the United…

Introduction

Tags: 2014, becaplermin, costs, Dermatology, Disease, efficacy, extremity diabetic ulcers, Gel, growth factor-bb, Journal Article, Mostow E, neuropathic foot ulcers, Prevalence, Regulski M, Safety, Surgery, Wounds-a Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice

Interventions That Target Criminogenic Needs for Justice-Involved Persons With Serious Mental Illnesses: A Targeted Service Delivery Approach

This research describes the development of a targeted service delivery approach that tailors the delivery of interventions that target criminogenic needs to the specific learning and treatment needs of justice-involved people with serious mental…

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