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Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Common Sense Family Doctor

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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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Counsel families and caregiversincluding pregnant household contactson the risks, exposures, and infection control considerations related to Parvovirus B19. Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 Infection. It is a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus in the Parvoviridae family. link] Edwards, Morven S.

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Rash Week! An atypical antibiotic reaction

PEMBlog

Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. Tell families that this rash will always look worse on days 2,3, and 4 an to not be alarmed. Your hospital might even have a specific clinic to follow this up – like the PATS – Penciling Allergy Testing Service at Cincinnati Children’s.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #1: Mission: SPACE

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. During this ED visit, the family notes that the child has had 1 week of vomiting whenever he eats. What’s the Diagnosis? 2023, doi:10.7759/cureus.33652 11,3 (2023): 210-215. Epidermoid cyst B.

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Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis

Physician's Weekly

adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2021 to 2023). “The simple and universally accessible waist-to-height measurement is useful in clinical and public health practice for liver disease screening, prevention, diagnosis and management globally.” Agbaje, M.D., All rights reserved.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Inborn errors of metabolism in infancy: a guide to diagnosis. Her name is Emily Groopman, and she’s a current resident at Children’s National Hospital.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. And when you and I talk about, what’s the key medical decision or diagnosis that we’re making all the time, we’re making a decision about like, “Is this patient sick enough to die? So I just can’t keep going. Alex: That’s great.