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Dual-Energy CT Advances Arthritis Imaging

Physician's Weekly

Contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT improves diagnosis and guided management of suspected inflammatory arthritis of the hand. A follow-up survey rated CE-DECT’s diagnostic usefulness and influence patient management on a 1-to-10 scale. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis. The results showed that 136 patients were analyzed.

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Postural Sway Velocity Effective for Assessing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Physician's Weekly

The 2025 annual meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 17, 2025 to May 20, 2025. Patients with this condition experience “symmetric distal degeneration of peripheral nerves and impaired nerve regeneration,” according to the study authors.

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Molecular Analysis Improves FH Prognosis & Risk Stratification

Physician's Weekly

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that about 1 in 10 American adults have hypercholesterolemia , also known as high cholesterol. The researchers published their findings before the National Lipid Association’s 2025 meeting, though not as part of it. Through testing that screened for 11 genetic markers, 67.9%

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A podcast on the evaluation and management of penetrating neck injuries in children

PEMBlog

Evaluate clinical findings to determine the need for operative intervention versus observation in stable pediatric patients with soft versus hard signs of vascular or aerodigestive injury. Accessed June 24, 2025]. In terms of assessing the patient with a penetrating neck injury, it all starts with the ABCs. Red Cross Annals.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

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member login CONTACT US About Us Concierge Medicine Services Our Physicians Locations Member Login Contact Us L Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist January 21, 2025 Orthopedic pain management is a guessing game. Typically, a patient wants an X-ray , pain relief, and the quickest path back to normal living.

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

PEMBlog

Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. 2025 Feb 17. Laboratory diagnosis and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: a review. Pediatr Emerg Care. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003338.

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Two “Unresolvable” Prescribing/Dispensing Red Flags Unfurled

FDA Law Blog

Attorneys Office, Northern District of Illinois, April 21, 2025, quoted here. tablets to patients over the course of many months. The second unresolvable red flag alleged by DEA and shared by our reader was patients continuing to pay cash after the pharmacy filled their second prescription. and tramadol 50 mg. at 50,374-75 n.18.