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Pain Management Trajectories in Parkinson’s Disease

Physician's Weekly

This difference began 3 years before PD diagnosis with an IRR of 1.33 (1.16–1.53) Mild opioids, including tramadol and codeine, were most frequently initiated, with the largest gap seen 6 months before diagnosis. In contrast, stronger opioids showed increased use only after diagnosis. compared to 31.2% in those without PD.

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Rash Week! My aching feet!

PEMBlog

Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:335-338. That’s it. And oh yeah, she did spend time in a hot tub during a recent trip. The nodules on the platter surface of the feet are painful. She is systemically well appearing. It’s Pseudomonas Hot-Foot Syndrome! aeruginosa.

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AMPLIFY™ Technology Enhances Prenatal Screening for 22q11.2 Microdeletion

Myriad Genetics

For example, Driscoll (2001) wrote on the benefits of early 22q detection: Couples can opt to pursue diagnostic testing. Prenatal Diagnosis. Prenatal diagnosis of the 22q11.2 Genet Med   3 , 14–18 (2001). Previous data using other laboratory methods have yielded a PPV of approximately half that, around 53%.

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Episode 165: WDx #8 – Clinical unknown with Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer & Dr. Debra Bynum

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She also serves as a section editor for the Human Diagnosis project. After three years at WakeMed, she returned to UNC for further training as a fellow in the Geriatric Medicine program and was appointed to a faculty position in 2001. Want to learn more about the Women in Diagnosis (WDx) series?

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A podcast about Henoch–Schönlein Purpura (HSP)

PEMBlog

Learn about the diagnosis and management of Henoch–Schönlein Purpura (HSP) in this brief podcast episode. 2001; Vole 13(1). The classic skin finding is palpable purpura in gravity dependent areas of the body (buttocks and legs). Children can also have arthralgias, abdominal pain and intussusception, and even nephritis. Saulsbury FT.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. The diagnosis can be made clinically. Am Fam Physician 2001 ; 64:419. This is the second of the four cases. 4 days earlier, she developed rhinorrhea, cough, and fever to Tmax 101F. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:411.

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines in 2001 as a safety precaution. Scientists say the rise may owe to several factors, including better diagnosis, older parents and genetics, The Wall Street Journal said. The final findings were published in 2003. The CDC estimates that 1 in 31 8-year-olds nationwide had autism in 2022.