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Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for the initial treatment of acute pyelonephritis in adults: a systematic review [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Acute pyelonephritis is a common diagnosis in the primary care and emergency settings. Study Design and Analysis Five electronic research databases were searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCT) and non-randomized studies of interventions. Intervention N/A.

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Cardiovascular risk management of patients with depression in Dutch general practices [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: The Academic GP Developing Network Database (AHON), containing data from the electronic patient file of more than 460,000 patients was used for analysis. We will present the results at the NAPCRG conference. For analysis a logistic regression and a time varying covariates cox model were performed.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Authors of an abstract presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 85th Scientific Sessions called for a holistic, chronic treatment model to support children and young adults with obesity. The retrospective analysis incorporated data from Optum MarketClarity claims and electronic medical records.

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Is my Software a Medical Device? Use the Digital Health Policy Navigator

FDA Law Blog

or other similar or related article” which is “intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions.” Please check out FDA’s presentation on this very topic – Is My Product a Medical Device? See here for the slides, here for the recording of the presentation, and here for the transcript.).

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

12, 2012). “[W]hen the circumstances surrounding the presentation of a prescription would give rise to suspicion in a ‘reasonable professional,’ there is a duty to question the prescription.” Prescriptions Containing No Diagnosis or Intended Use Controlled substance prescriptions issued with a non-specific diagnosis or no diagnosis.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

I’m a dementia specialist, and so what I was experiencing was that many people were coming to see me to get a diagnosis of a very straightforward case of mild Alzheimer’s or moderate Alzheimer’s disease, whose doctors had told them there was nothing wrong with them or that their memory was better than my own, says the doctor.

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