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You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

PEMBlog

Constipation is a clinical diagnosis and does not require testing, yet as many as 70% of children who are given a diagnosis of constipation in the emergency department have an abdominal x-ray completed. The diagnosis of constipation should be made based on a good history and clinical exam.

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10 Essential FAQs About Fever: Understanding the Heat-Part 1

Rao Doctor

Understanding the causes of fever is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment. Heat Exhaustion: Exposure to excessive heat, whether environmental or due to physical exertion, results in heat exhaustion. Recognizing these types is crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. What are Common Causes of Fever?

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Renal Artery Stenosis: Is It Common & Life Threatening?

Vascular Physician

Other factors that could make you more likely to be affected by RAS include: High blood pressure High cholesterol Diabetes Smoking Unhealthy diet Men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 Obesity What Are the Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Complications? In most cases, RAS does not exhibit any noticeable signs or symptoms.

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Getting Answers: A Patient's Guide to Discussing Unexplained Symptoms with Your Doctor

Vida Family Medicine

Come prepared to your doctors’ appointment: Make sure you are scheduled for a problem visit, not a physical or check-up, so that you are scheduled appropriately in the correct time slot and there will not be confusion about billing. If you have already been diagnosed with any medical conditions, write down all of the diagnoses you have.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. He had easy work of breathing, and physical exam was only notable for decreased breath sounds over the left lower lobe. What’s the Diagnosis? This is the second of the four cases. mg/dL, normal <0.1

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Attention to any toxidromes, any abnormal vital signs or mental status, eye findings, and neurologic examination provide the greatest help in narrowing the differential diagnosis. Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare. J Emerg Med.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

How we came about to select these articles or to have interest in this topic is really older adults are unique population that are at risk for both over diagnosis of infections as well as under diagnosis of infections. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations.