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Factors Influencing Self-Care Behavior in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

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The study published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Nephrology abour Chronic kidney disease (CKD) which poses significant health risks, including cardiovascular complications and reduced QoL. Identifying factors that influence self-care behavior (SCB) is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

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Obesity drugs were not utilized often in young adults and adolescents despite high complication rates, prompting researchers to call for chronic, holistic care. Obesity in children and young adults is associated with the early development of several obesity-related complications,” wrote Theresa Hunter Gibble, PhD , and colleagues.

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Rising Syphilitic Uveitis Trends and Ocular Outcomes

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The following is a summary of “Incidence and Prevalence of Syphilitic Uveitis and Associated Ocular Complications in the TriNetX Database,” published in the June 2025 issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology by Zhou et al. Low vision and blindness were the most common ocular complications, affecting 27.85% (N=66, 95% CI 22.16-33.54%),

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #3: It’s a Small World

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Diagnosis is made based on history and slit lamp findings. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 20, 2024. This is the third of the four cases.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

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Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. 2024, www.uptodate.com/contents/mycoplasma-pneumoniae-infection-in-children. 2024 Dec;56(1):2386636. Epub 2024 Aug 3. UpToDate , 1 Nov.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #4: Frozen Ever After

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Given multiple areas of cortical hyperostosis in the absence of healing or acute fracture, a diagnosis of infantile cortical hyperostosis was made that was later confirmed with genetic testing. mg/dL] Phosphorus 6.7

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. What’s the Diagnosis? It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. Lymphoma D.