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Cardiovascular risk management of patients with depression in Dutch general practices [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The majority of patients with depression is treated by their General Practicioner (GP). In the Netherlands GPs are also responsible for cardiovascular risk management (CVRM), for which a guideline is made. Knowing the current CVRM practice of Dutch GPs is needed before any recommendations regarding depressed patients can be made.

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Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: Administrative data from the Optum Labs Data Warehouse 2015-2019 that contains de-identified medical and pharmacy claims and eligibility information for commercial and Medicare Advantage enrollees in the US. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. 0.76) and similar rates of pain-related ED visits (aIRR 1.12, 95% CI: 0.95-1.31)

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An Additional Physician from Leading Sarasota Cardiology Practice to Now Offer the Hybrid Choice™ Concierge Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

The CCP Hybrid Choice program is unique in that it offers patients the choice to join, or to remain in the traditional practice, as before. The CCP Hybrid Choice program is unique in that it offers patients the choice to join, or to remain in the traditional practice, as before. The patient decides what’s right for them.

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Natural History of Asymptomatic Renal Stones Before RC

Physician's Weekly

Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and regression models were used to assess outcomes. The results showed that among 606 patients with RC, 47 individuals with 52 renal units met the inclusion criteria. Preoperative CT scans were analyzed to identify those with asymptomatic renal stones. The mean stone burden was 4.5 mm (SD ± 2.75).

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Prolonged emergency department length of stay for US pediatric mental health visits (2005-2015). Zima; Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383

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Hypertension with Dr. Nina Vasavada

Louisville Lectures

Nina Vasavada presents Hypertension by first discussing a general approach to ambulatory patients with elevated blood pressure. She then presents primary versus secondary hypertension, and ends her discussion on hypertension management in special populations. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Vasavada, M.D.

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Comorbidities Influence Optic Outcomes in NMOSD

Physician's Weekly

Data was collected from 22 centers across North and South America, Asia, and Europe, following STROBE reporting guidelines. The dataset, acquired between 2000 and 2018, comprised OCT and clinical metadata.