Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

A retrospective analysis of characteristics of 15 consecutive years of code stroke cases at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, found that patients who were ultimately diagnosed with migraine headache with aura (1.1%) were more likely to be younger, female, and have fewer vascular risk factors than patients with ischemic strokes.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease The patient was diagnosed with Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease (NTED). Clinical features of neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease emerging in Japan. 2023; 40( 2): 349- 351. Lancet (London, England), 351(9116), 1614–1619.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Differentiating these pathogens based on clinical presentation is crucial for targeted management, minimizing unnecessary diagnostic tests, and optimizing healthcare resources. Secondary bacterial pneumonia: Characterized by clinical deterioration after an initial period of improvement.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

” Because the FDA first approved an RSV vaccine in 2023, the 2023-24 season provided “the first opportunity to see it in a real-world context,” said Pauline Terebuh, an epidemiologist at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and an author of a recent study in the journal JAMA Network Open.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 15, 2024

Typically, the way to diagnose 22q prenatally is through chorionic villus sampling or an amniocentesis. Mayo Clinic. Published 2023 Jan 6. Such is the case with the 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, a relatively common and potentially serious chromosomal abnormality. DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2 Accessed February 22, 2024.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

“Clinically, Meckel diverticulum should be suspected in any child younger than 2 years of age with painless rectal bleeding. STAT Pearls, 2023 Wrap Up Meckel diverticulum is a congenital anomaly of the small intestine that can present with various clinical manifestations, including rectal bleeding and obstruction. .”

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work. Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations.

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PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

In this episode, we tackle the clinical mischief of Parvovirus B19 , a common viral infection with a surprisingly wide range of manifestationsfrom the classic slapped cheek rash of erythema infectiosum to aplastic crises in children with hemolytic anemias and fetal hydrops in pregnant contacts. So how do we diagnose Parvovirus B19?

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS). Most patients are afebrile by the third day of treatment and clinically improved within two weeks. 2023 Jul 24. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. Bronchopulmonary sequestration C. Lymphoma D.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

By Riëtte van Laack — On June 8, 2023, bipartisan legislation creating a new category of animal feed ingredients, named zootechnical animal food substances, was introduced. On June 15, 2023, an amendment modeled after the Innovative FEED Act, was proposed as an amendment to S.1844

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. In those without psychosis, those with likely psychosocial issues, especially those with a prior history of psychiatric diagnoses, and with reassuring history and exam, lab tests are not necessary to exclude a medical condition. Health Aff (Millwood).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the evaluation and treatment of pediatric obesity. Most had overweight or obesity (29% and 34%, respectively), and 15% had a child diagnosed with overweight or obesity by a doctor. Very few parents (5%) were aware of the CPG.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hot off the presses RCT in JAMA October 2023: Study that looks at 1000 female resident physicians at 26 sites that showed that coaching improved each outcome assessed (burnout, moral injury, imposter syndrome, self-compassion, and flourishing). AlexSmithMD 1. Eric: Vicky, anything you’d add to that?

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Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

Published in the NEJM in 2023, this RCT recruited 1,643 patients from the UK aged 50-69 with localized prostate cancer. Specifically, metastases developed in 9% vs. 5%, androgen deprivation therapy was initiated in 13% vs. 7%, and clinical progression occurred in 26% vs. 11%.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. ” Practice Limits Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced training that enables them to diagnose diseases, analyze diagnostic tests, and prescribe medicine. A headband was tied around her white hair.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The systematic review of peer-reviewed intervention was published from 2018 to 2023. The Southern US accounts for more than half of all new HIV diagnoses, and in Georgia, where I practice, new HIV diagnosis rates in 2022 were seven times higher among Black women than White women and two times higher than among White men.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Praised by the FDA, Alzheimer’s Association (AA), and Pharma as a “game changer”, but derided by others for the drug’s lack of clinical efficacy, risk of severe adverse effects, absence of diversity in trial populations, high costs, and an FDA approval process that was in the kindest words “rife with irregularities”. That was an FDA decision.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She is a member of the Clinical Genome Resource Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) Clinical Domain Working Group, where as a biocurator she assesses the pathogenicity of variants in IEM-associated genes to facilitate expedited genetic diagnosis for IEMs. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. On clinical presentation.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. But it might underestimate it because lots of mild cases don’t actually present clinically, and they’re not diagnosed endoscopically. The best way to diagnose this is through imaging like CT scans. Laryngomalacia. Updated 2022 Jun 5].

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amber tells the moving story of how these findings led a clinical colleague, her chief, to question and change his behavior. Alex: We are delighted to welcome Amber Barnato, who’s a palliative care physician and health service researcher, and she’s director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

JAMA IM 2023 A shout-out to my NPR episode on 1A titled the “State of Hospice Care” DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed in this podcast are independent of AAHPM and HPNA, or the Annual Assembly. It was statistically significant, but not all of it was clinically meaningful.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With your journey, with your dad’s journey- Diane: They could have diagnosed him earlier. They could have diagnosed him earlier. So IU, we have been able to convert our paper, Chris Callahan paper that was published in 2006, the first clinical trial that was positive. So that’s I think diagnoses. Diane: Yeah.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s focused on older adults who are too frail to get into clinic. In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. We relied on our clinical experience as geriatricians, that home-based primary care experience. Bruce: Sure.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We will review the clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies, management protocols, infection control practices, and vaccination updates. Learning Objectives Understand the clinical progression of pertussis through its three distinct stages and identify key symptoms, including age-specific presentations in infants and older children.

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