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Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

To prepare family medicine (FM) residents for OUD care post graduation, it is critical they receive robust residency training in OUD diagnosis and management. It included training in OUD diagnosis and management with modules, medication assisted therapy (MAT) clinics, inpatient addiction psychiatry rotations and didactic lectures.

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Creative Dissemination: Community-Engaged Mural to Disseminate the PORTRAIT Registry on Peripheral Arterial Disease [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Public health initiatives, including community engagement projects, are vital for promoting early diagnosis and encouraging behaviors to combat PAD. Conclusions The PORTRAIT dissemination project utilized a community-engaged mural to raise awareness about PAD. A community collaborative mural focused on vascular health.

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Understanding the Relationship Between Social Needs and Cervical Cancer Screening [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Cervical cancer remains a significant health concern and screening is crucial for early diagnosis. Dataset Utilized data from a large integrated health system. Little is known about how patients’ social needs (i.e. housing insecurity) affect screening behaviors. Screening data and demographics were acquired from the EHR.

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A Comprehensive Guide to CT-Angiogram of the Heart-Part 1

Rao Doctor

A CT-angiogram of the heart, commonly referred to as cardiac CT angiography, is a sophisticated imaging technique that utilizes computed tomography (CT) technology to visualize the arteries of the heart, called the coronary arteries and assess blood flow within the heart.

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How To Increase Thyroid Hormone Naturally

AMMD

Whether you have received a formal diagnosis or you simply feel exhausted, foggy, or have noticed weight gain, your thyroid gland may be the root cause. Low thyroid hormone is more common than many realize. Especially if you are also struggling with low energy, cold hands and feet, or thinning hair. However, it must be used in balance.

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Advancing Biomarker Validation for Drug Hypersensitivity

Physician's Weekly

But the varied mechanisms and clinical presentations of drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) can make diagnosis and treatment challenging, and most biomarkers still require validation. The biomarkers of clinical utility are skin tests , specific IgE (sIgE), tryptase , and some HLA-DR genotyping. The measurement method is described.

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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. The CE-DECT findings matched the final diagnosis in 119 patients (87.5%). Diagnosis changed after CE-DECT in 67 patients (49.2%). Rheumatologists rated CE-DECT’s diagnostic utility at a mean of 8.5 (SD