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Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Background: Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. This scoping review aims to systematically map non-pharmacological interventions for managing comorbid hypertension and depression, providing insights into current practices and guiding future research.

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Intensity of medication review activities in private and public clinics [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population: Primary care visits by patients 55 years or older, taking 5 or more chronic medications, speaking English or Spanish during April through December 2023. vs 28.2%), numbers of prescription medications (6[5;9] vs 6 [5;8]), and prevalent conditions requiring medications, including hypertension (81.5 vs 64.1%), and pain (55.6

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Extra pounds put kids at higher risk for hypertension, shows study

Medical Xpress

A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weight had a 26% higher risk of developing hypertension than those closer to what is considered average weight. The study was published March 14, 2023, in JAMA Network Open.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #1: Mission: SPACE

PEMBlog

He also developed hypertension with bradycardia prompting surgical intervention. 2023, doi:10.7759/cureus.33652 11,3 (2023): 210-215. Symptoms typically evolve in the following days to weeks after rupture. Increased intracranial pressure is an indication for surgical intervention. References Almousa, Abdulelah S et al.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-00006 African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK): AASK Clinical Trial in the NIDDK Repository: [link] Lewis J, Agodoa L, Cheek D, et al. 2009;150(9):604-612.

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Chronic disease management among people with serious mental illness across rural, small urban, and metropolitan settings [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: The proportion of patients with a premium billed for diabetes or hypertension was highest in small urban areas, but lower amongst patients with SMI across all three geographic settings, with particularly low values in metro.

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How to manage GLP-1s in the hospital

Today's Hospitalist

Moreover, because obesity is a chronic disease, “anti-obesity medications should be continued long term, and we can’t stop these medications, just like we wouldn’t stop those for diabetes or hypertension.” The SELECT trial , which was published in the NEJM in November 2023, tested semaglutide vs. placebo.