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Factors Predicting Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Hospitalized Patients: Retrospective Study of More Than 2000 Patients.

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased in incidence and severity worldwide, causing direct costs estimated to range from US $3.2 billion to $4.8 billion. The aim of this study was to investigate and identify factors that…

Gender differences in the association between antidepressant use and restless legs syndrome.

Contradictory results have been reported for the association between antidepressant use and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Our aim was to clarify the relationship and examine possible gender differences. We interviewed 1,693 veterans receiving primary…

Correlates of screening mammography in a family practice setting.

The medical records of 243 asymptomatic women aged 50 years or older were reviewed at a community-based family practice center to determine the proportion who had been referred for a screening mammogram and to identify correlates of mammography…

Tags: *Family Practice, *Mammography, *Referral and Consultation, 1988, Aged, Bourguet C C, Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Female, Gilchrist V J, Humans, Kandula M, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, The Journal of family practice

The prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors and physician intervention.

To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors and the probability of physician risk recognition and intervention, the medical records of a cohort of 243 women aged 40 to 65 years were reviewed retrospectively. A historical cohort design…

Antigenic stimulation and multiple myeloma. A prospective study.

BACKGROUND: A causal relationship between antigenic conditions and multiple myeloma was suggested by case reports. Although controlled studies identified associations with individual conditions, they failed to give overall support to the hypothesis.…

Unintentional injuries. Risk factors in preschool children.

Successful strategies for preventing childhood injuries require better understanding of injury epidemiology. A case-control study was designed to identify risk factors for injury among preschool patients of a university-affiliated, community-based…

Evaluation of the patient with seizures: an evidence based approach.

Statistics tell us that as many as 1 in 20 members of the population will suffer a seizure at some point in their lifetime, a figure which becomes even more likely if one lives to the age of 80. Thus, a careful evidence based approach to the patient…

The persistent nonhealing ulcer. Could it be basal cell carcinoma?

Tags: 2001, Aged, Basal Cell – Diagnosis, Basal Cell – Physiopathology, Basal Cell/complications/*pathology, Brodell R T, Carcinoma, Chronic Disease, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Postgraduate medicine, Risk Factors, Skin Neoplasms/complications/*pathology, Ulcer/*etiology, Wagamon K

Childhood shingles. Herpes zoster can occur in healthy children too.

Alcohol, drugs, and urban violence in a small city trauma center.

Substance abuse and urban trauma go hand in hand. But research focuses on large cities served by major academic medical centers. Do small cities face the same problems? Two hundred thirty-three urban trauma inpatients from a metro area of 250,000…

Harmonized outcome measures for use in atrial fibrillation patient registries and clinical practice: Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society Board of Trustees.

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects an estimated 33 million people worldwide, leading to increased mortality and an increased risk of heart failure and stroke. Many AF patient registries exist, but the ability to link and compare data …

The treatment of herpes simplex infections: an evidence-based review.

Genital and labial herpes simplex virus infections are frequently encountered by primary care physicians in the United States. Whereas the diagnosis of this condition is often straightforward, choosing an appropriate drug (eg, acyclovir, valacyclovir…

The identification of trans-associations between prostate cancer GWAS SNPs and RNA expression differences in tumor-adjacent stroma.

Here we tested the hypothesis that SNPs associated with prostate cancer risk, might differentially affect RNA expression in prostate cancer stroma. The most significant 35 SNP loci were selected from Genome Wide Association (GWA) studies of…

Tags: 2015, Chen Xin, Duggan David, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Jia Zhenyu, Male, McClelland Michael, Mercola Dan, Oncotarget, Polymorphism, Prostatic Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism, Rahmatpanah Farah B, Risk Factors, RNA/*biosynthesis/genetics, Sawyers Anne, Single Nucleotide, Trent Jeffrey

From mechanisms to management: translating the neuropathic pain consensus recommendations into clinical practice.

Chronic neuropathic pain poses a treatment challenge, and is associated with significant psychologic distress, physical disability, and impaired functioning, which impact the activities of daily living. Efforts to provide relief are often inadequate…

A novel method for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in high-risk surgical candidates: pilot study experience with percutaneous remodeling of ligamentum flavum and lamina.

OBJECT: treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in chronically ill or debilitated patients is challenging. The percutaneous remodeling of ligamentum flavum and lamina (PRLL) technique is a novel method for decompression of the hypertrophic…

Tags: 2011, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Anesthesia, Articular – Surgery, Chopko Bohdan Wolodymyr, Comorbidity, Conscious Sedation, Decompression, Disability Evaluation, Equipment Design, Female, Fluoroscopy, Follow-Up Studies, Human, Humans, Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, Ligaments, Ligamentum Flavum/*surgery, Local, Lumbar Vertebrae – Surgery, Lumbar Vertebrae/*surgery, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Minimally Invasive Procedures – Equipment and Supplies, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/*instrumentation, Pain Measurement, Pilot Projects, Pilot Studies, Postoperative Complications – Diagnosis, Postoperative Complications – Prevention and Control, Postoperative Complications/diagnosis/*prevention & control, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Spinal Stenosis – Surgery, Spinal Stenosis/*surgery, Surgical – Equipment and Supplies, Surgical/*instrumentation

Single versus multiple fractions of repeat radiation for painful bone metastases: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.

BACKGROUND: Although repeat radiation treatment has been shown to palliate pain in patients with bone metastases from multiple primary origin sites, data for the best possible dose fractionation schedules are lacking. We aimed to assess two dose…

Tags: *Dose Fractionation, *Radiotherapy, 2014, Aged, Analgesics – Therapeutic Use, Analgesics/therapeutic use, Australia, Babington Scott, Bone Neoplasms, Bone Neoplasms – Complications, Bone Neoplasms – Radiotherapy, Bone Neoplasms/complications/*radiotherapy/*secondary, Brief pain inventory, Brundage Michael D, Canada, Cauda Equina, Chen Bingshu E, Chi Square Test, Chi-Square Distribution, Chow Edward, Clinical Assessment Tools, Clinical Trials, Computer-Assisted, Computer-Assisted – Adverse Effects, Computer-Assisted/adverse effects, Demas William F, Europe, Female, Fractures, Funding Source, Hartsell William F, Hoskin Peter, Human, Humans, Intention to Treat Analysis, Israel, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Male, Meyer Ralph M, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Nabid Abdenour, New Zealand, Odds Ratio, Oei Bing, Pain – Diagnosis, Pain – Drug Therapy, Pain – Etiology, Pain – Radiotherapy, Pain Measurement, Pain/diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology/*radiotherapy, Questionnaires, Radiation, Radiation Dosage, Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Planning, Risk Factors, Roos Daniel, Scales, Spinal Cord Compression – Etiology, Spinal Cord Compression/etiology, Spontaneous – Etiology, Spontaneous/etiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, The Lancet. Oncology, Time Factors, Tissing-Tan Caroline J A, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, van der Linden Yvette M, Wilson Carolyn F, Wong Rebecca K S, Wu Jackson S Y

Contributions of symptomatic osteoarthritis and physical function to incident cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with worsening physical function and a high prevalence of comorbid health conditions. In particular, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is higher in individuals with OA than the general population.…

Trauma history as a resilience factor for patients recovering from total knee replacement surgery.

Research concerning the impact of trauma history on individuals' ability to cope with subsequent events is mixed. While many studies find that trauma history increases vulnerability for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic…

Tags: 2015, 80 and over, Aged, Arthroplasty, Bivariate Statistics, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Clinical Assessment Tools, Coefficient Alpha, Convalescence, CORRELATION (Statistics), Cremeans-Smith Julie K, Delahanty Douglas L, Descriptive Statistics, Effect Size, EFFECT sizes (Statistics), Female, Functional Status, Funding Source, Greene Kenneth, Hardiness, Human, Impact of Events Scale, Knee – Psychosocial Factors, Knee – Rehabilitation, Life Change Events, LIFE skills, Male, Middle Age, Ohio, Pain Measurement, Post-Traumatic, POST-traumatic stress disorder, Psychological, Psychological Tests, Psychology & Health, recovery, Rehabilitation, Replacement, RESEARCH funding, RESILIENCE (Personality trait), Risk Factors, Scales, Statistics, Stress, STRESS (Psychology), Stress Disorders, T-test (Statistics), T-Tests, total knee replacement, TOTAL knee replacement – Psychological aspects, trauma, TREATMENT effectiveness, Treatment Outcomes, WOUNDS & injuries

A Structured Approach for Safely Reintroducing Bariatric Surgery in a COVID-19 Environment.

Due to the profound effect of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare systems, surgical programs across the country have paused surgical operations and have been utilizing virtual visits to help maintain public safety. For those…

Final Two-Year Outcomes for the Sentry Bioconvertible Inferior Vena Cava Filter in Patients Requiring Temporary Protection from Pulmonary Embolism.

PURPOSE: To report final 2-year outcomes with the Sentry bioconvertible inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in patients requiring temporary protection against pulmonary embolism (PE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective multicenter trial, the…

Postoperative femoral motor neuropathy: diagnosis and treatment without neurologic consultation or testing.

OBJECTIVE: To review the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative femoral motor neuropathy without neurologic consultation or testing. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of 6 consecutive patients with postoperative femoral motor neuropathy…

The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…

Community-acquired pneumonia: highlights of recent guidelines: how new recommendations may affect your practice.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recently published updated guidelines for assessing and treating patients with community-acquired pneumonia. In contrast to the common practice of treating patients on the basis of clinical…

Tags: 1999, Community-Acquired Infections, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, Journal of Respiratory Diseases, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia, Pneumonia – Diagnosis, Risk Factors

Case studies of lower respiratory tract infections: community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and potentially serious illness with significant human and economic costs to society. The recent collaborative statement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic…

Tags: 2010, Acute – Microbiology, Adult, Adult/microbiology, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use, Antitubercular Agents – Therapeutic Use, Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use, Community-Acquired Infections – Diagnosis, Community-Acquired Infections – Drug Therapy, Community-Acquired Infections/diagnosis/drug therapy, Cough, Cough – Microbiology, Cough/microbiology/virology, Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Dyspnea, Fatal Outcome, Female, Fever – Microbiology, Fever/microbiology, File Thomas M Jr, Hemoptysis – Microbiology, Hemoptysis/microbiology, Human, Human – Complications, Human – Diagnosis, Human/complications/*diagnosis, Humans, Hypotension – Microbiology, Hypotension/microbiology, Influenza, Leukopenia – Microbiology, Leukopenia/microbiology, Male, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/*isolation & purification, Miliary/diagnosis/drug therapy, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome – Microbiology, Multiple Organ Failure/microbiology, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia – Diagnosis, Pneumonia – Drug Therapy, Pneumonia – Microbiology, Pneumonia – Therapy, Pneumonia/*diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology/therapy, Practice Guidelines, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Severity of Illness Indices, Smoking, Smoking/adverse effects, Staphylococcal Infections – Diagnosis, Staphylococcal Infections – Drug Therapy, Staphylococcal Infections – Microbiology, Staphylococcal Infections – Therapy, Staphylococcal Infections/*diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology/therapy, The American journal of medicine, Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis – Diagnosis, Tuberculosis – Drug Therapy

Burden of community-acquired pneumonia in North American adults.

To determine the burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) affecting adults in North America, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to examine the incidence, morbidity and mortality, etiology, antibiotic resistance, and economic impact…

Tags: 2010, Adult, Bacterial – Economics, Bacterial – Epidemiology, Bacterial – Microbiology, Bacterial – Mortality, Bacterial – Prevention and Control, Bacterial/economics/*epidemiology/microbiology/prevention & control, Community-Acquired Infections – Economics, Community-Acquired Infections – Epidemiology, Community-Acquired Infections – Microbiology, Community-Acquired Infections – Prevention and Control, Community-Acquired Infections/economics/epidemiology/microbiology/prevention & control, Cost of Illness, Department of Internal Medicine, Economic Aspects of Illness, File Thomas M Jr, Health Care Costs, Health Status Indicators, Hospitalization – Economics, Hospitalization – Statistics and Numerical Data, Hospitalization/economics/statistics & numerical data, Human, Humans, Incidence, Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Marrie Thomas J, NEOMED College of Medicine, North America, North America/epidemiology, Pneumococcal Vaccine, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumococcal/economics/epidemiology/mortality/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Postgraduate medicine, Risk Factors, Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Mechanisms of Gene-Environment Interactions in Parkinson's Disease.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of the study was to discuss the main mechanisms associated with environmental and genetic factors that contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). RECENT FINDINGS: Novel genetic contributors to PD are…

Radiologic contrast-induced renal failure.

RCIRF is a complex syndrome resulting in acute renal dysfunction following exposure to radiologic contrast media. It accounts for 10 per cent of all cases of acute renal failure. The pathogenesis appears multifactorial but most probably involves…

Tags: 1988, Acute Kidney Injury/*chemically induced/epidemiology/physiopathology/therapy, Contrast Media/*adverse effects, Emergencies, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Fontanarosa P B, Humans, Risk Factors

Drug-induced acute renal failure: keys to recognizing and treating intrarenal toxicity.

Drug-induced acute tubular necrosis is a primary cause of acute renal failure (ARF); it may result from the use of such agents as aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, and radilocontrast media. To reduce the risk of aminoglycoside toxicity, prescribe the…

Drug-induced acute renal failure: recognizing and treating prerenal, postrenal, and pseudorenal injury.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and NSAIDs are among the drugs most commonly associated with acute renal failure (ARF). Patients at risk for ACE inhibitor-induced ARF include those with congestive heart failure (CHF) or compromised…

PTSD after Traumatic Injury: An Investigation of the Impact of Injury Severity and Peritraumatic Moderators.

Tinnitus and underlying brain mechanisms.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing a sound when no external auditory stimulus is present. Most individuals experience tinnitus for brief, unobtrusive periods. However, chronic sensation of tinnitus affects approximately 17% (44…

Structural heart disease: One valve does not fit all.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Highlight the difficulties patients, physicians, and the global economy face in relation to treatment of structural heart diseases. It is easy to be carried away by the excitement of medical advancement; however, it is difficult…

Risk of imbalance in elderly people with impaired hearing or vision.

We evaluated the effect of impaired hearing and vision on balance in a sample of 977 elderly people residing in the community. Of the sample, 21% reported balance problems, 27% vision problems, and 30% hearing problems. The increased relative risk…

Using paramedics to identify at-risk elderly.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate paramedics' ability to identify elderly at risk and refer them for assessment and service. DESIGN: A prospective nonrandomized open trial. SETTING: Akron, Ohio, a midsize city with a well-developed advanced life support…

Tags: *Emergency Medical Technicians, *Geriatric Assessment, 1992, Aged, Annals of emergency medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Female, Gerson L W, Humans, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Records, Risk Factors, Schelble D T, Wilson J E

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

Association Between Features of Spontaneous Late Preterm Labor and Late Preterm Birth.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the association between clinical and examination features at admission and late preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN: The present study is a secondary analysis of a randomized trial of singleton pregnancies at …

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of patients with Fusobacterium bacteraemia.

This 10-year retrospective study assessed the epidemiology and outcomes of patients with Fusobacterium bacteraemia (FB) at a tertiary-care hospital in the

Tags: *Hospital Mortality, 2013, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Bacteremia – Mortality, Bacteremia – Physiopathology, Bacteremia/*mortality/physiopathology, Bonilla H F, Creatinine – Blood, Creatinine/blood, Epidemiology and infection, Female, Fusobacterium Infections – Mortality, Fusobacterium Infections – Physiopathology, Fusobacterium Infections/*mortality/physiopathology, Goldberg E A, Hewit M, Hospital Mortality, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Intensive Care Units – Statistics and Numerical Data, Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data, Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Special – Statistics and Numerical Data, Tertiary Care Centers/*statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, United States, United States/epidemiology, Venkat-Ramani T

Longitudinal assessment of bone growth and development in a facility-based population of young adults with cerebral palsy.

AIM: Osteoporosis is a significant clinical problem in persons with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP), causing fractures with minimal trauma. Over the past decade, most studies examining osteoporosis and CP have been cross-sectional in nature,…

The changing landscape of aortic valve replacement in the usa.

AIMS: The aim of this study was to analyse the real-world national data on parallel utilisation of transcatheter (TAVR) and surgical (SAVR) aortic valve replacement. METHODS AND RESULTS: We queried an all-payer, administrative United States …

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