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3 months ago

From Submersion to Survival: A Clinician’s Guide to Treatment and Prevention Learn how to rapidly identify, manage, and prevent drowning injuries using updated evidence-based approaches from prehospital care to ICU management.

Drowning can be fatal without quick thinking. Be prepared and learn how to rapidly identify, manage, and prevent #drowning injuries using the latest evidence-based approaches here⬇️ bit.ly/4pxtpR0

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3 months ago

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Understanding Age-Related Differences in Diagnosis and Management Understanding the underlying mechanisms and immunological dysfunction of SLE is essential to appreciate its diverse clinical manifestations and guide effective diagnosis and management.

Understanding the underlying mechanisms and immunological dysfunction of #SLE is essential to appreciate its diverse clinical manifestations and guide effective diagnosis and management. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4pjLVvW

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3 months ago

OrthoDx: Young Child With Difficulty Walking A 7-year-old boy is brought to the clinic for difficulty walking and poor growth. He arrives with his father; both look disheveled and pale, suggesting poor overall health and low socioeconomic status...

A 7-year-old boy is brought to the clinic for difficulty walking and poor growth. He arrives with his father; both look disheveled and pale. What's the diagnosis? Check out our special #Christmas edition of the #OrthoDx here🎄 ⬇️ bit.ly/4jcJkTd

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4 months ago

Crohn Disease: Early Diagnosis and Long-Term Treatment Guidelines Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that requires long-term medical and surgical management to improve quality of life.

#CrohnDisease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that requires long-term medical and surgical management to improve quality of life. Read a review of guidelines for clinicians here⬇️ bit.ly/3KsMLbA

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4 months ago

Food as Medicine: How Dietary Modifications Can Reduce Chronic Disease Burden Experts highlight how nurse practitioners can use lifestyle medicine and nutrition to reduce chronic disease and improve outcomes.

Can food be medicine? Experts highlight how nurse practitioners can use lifestyle medicine and #nutrition to reduce chronic disease and improve outcomes. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/48U0vp0

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4 months ago

ACIP Votes to End Routine Hep B Birth Dose Recommendation The new recommendation allows parents to make the decision on when or if their child will receive the hepatitis B vaccine.

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to change the recommendations for #HepatitisB vaccination in infants. Read from @medicalprofref.bsky.social here⬇️ bit.ly/3MKIHnw

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4 months ago

Evaluating and Treating DBMH Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Children are presenting with complex, sometimes co-occurring, psychiatric disorders. Pediatric primary care providers play a vital role in educating and treating these patients and their guardians.

Children are presenting with complex, sometimes co-occurring, #PsychiatricDisorders. Pediatric primary care providers play a vital role in educating and treating these patients and their guardians. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4p4FL3G

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4 months ago

Turning the Tide: A Public Health Approach to Reduce Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ALL is the most common childhood cancer, and cases are rising. Find out why this trend is paired with a remarkable 90% survival rate, and what public health action is needed next.

Acute lymphoblastic #leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, and cases are rising. Find out why this trend is paired with a remarkable 90% survival rate, and what #publichealth action is needed next⬇️ bit.ly/4ijiFUn

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4 months ago

Preventing Avascular Necrosis in Developmental Hip Dysplasia Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip dysplasia.

#AvascularNecrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental #HipDysplasia. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4nYFPjW

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6 months ago

PA Couple Run Rural Iowa Clinic Love of medicine, the privilege of helping people, and the challenge of making a federally certified, rural health clinic in Redfield, Iowa, work for patients keep PAs Friedmann and Coyte going.

Next up this #PAweek: An Iowa PA husband-and-wife team🥰

A love of medicine and helping the underserved at their rural health clinic keep PAs Ed Friedmann and Libby Coyte going. Read their story here⬇️ bit.ly/4n5VDkI

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6 months ago

Kayla Frank, PA-C, Helps Modernize South Dakota PA Practice Laws South Dakota House Bill 1071 modernizes PA practice in the state by eliminating the requirement for PAs to have a collaboration agreement with a specific physician.

We're kicking #PAweek off with Kayla Frank, PA-C, who helped push the passage of a bill modernizing PA practice in South Dakota. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/48Q5HKU

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6 months ago

The Role of Primary Care in Prescribing Continuous Glucose Monitoring Recent evidence reveals that more patients could benefit from receiving a continuous glucose monitoring prescription as part of diabetes care from their primary provider.

Recent evidence reveals that more patients could benefit from receiving a continuous glucose monitoring prescription as part of #diabetes care from their primary provider. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4gWaLQa

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6 months ago

Physician Suicide: Suicide Rates Among HCPs in the US Review rates, prevalence, and risk factors of suicide amongst physicians and other health care professional.

To wrap up #SuicidePreventionMonth, from @psychiatryadvisor.bsky.social: HCPs in the US are facing what the CDC has classified as a mental health crisis, with burnout and #depression found to be common factors of suicidality. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4molfJe

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6 months ago

Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns Has Nearly Eliminated Childhood Infections With This Virus in the US About 80% of parents currently choose to follow CDC guidelines to vaccinate their babies for hepatitis B at birth.

Repost from @theconversation.com: A pediatrician/preventive medicine specialist who studies vaccine policy discusses the continued need for the #HepatitisB vaccine in newborns amidst changing immunization recommendations. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/48FzqpP

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6 months ago

Scheduling Error and Communication Failure Result in Infertility The patient sued after undergoing the wrong gynecological procedure, which left her infertile.

In this month's #LegalAdvisor case, a patient sues her OB/GYN and the practice and hospital involved after undergoing the wrong gynecological procedure, which left her infertile. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4mp7zgX

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7 months ago

Community-Acquired Pneumonia This review provides a concise overview of the evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment criteria for community-acquired pneumonia.

Our latest #StatConsult provides a concise overview of the evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment criteria for community-acquired #pneumonia. Read the review here⬇️ bit.ly/4mgtSFy

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7 months ago

Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia A literature review of nonpharmacologic treatments for patients with schizophrenia and comparison recommendations in the 2020 American Psychiatric Association Practice (APA) Guideline for the Treatmen...

We've published a literature review of nonpharmacologic treatments for patients with #schizophrenia and comparison recommendations listed in the 2020 APA Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/48cUp2X

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7 months ago

OrthoDx: Elbow Pain Following Fall Off Monkey Bars An 8-year-old girl presents with right elbow pain after falling off the monkey bars at the playground a few hours earlier.

An 8-year-old girl presents with right elbow pain after falling off the monkey bars at the playground a few hours earlier. How should you treat the patient? Test yourself with our #OrthoDx quiz here🦴 ⬇️ bit.ly/3KduNZP

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7 months ago

DermDx: Brown Patch on Upper Back A 58-year-old woman presents with a 2-year history of persistent itching and burning localized to a patch on her upper back.

A 58-year-old woman presents with a 2-year history of persistent itching and burning localized to a patch on her upper back. What is the diagnosis? Test yourself with our #DermDx quiz here⬇️ bit.ly/427sZrN

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7 months ago

Overview and Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a PSP because of “higher distention pressures at the lung apex,” which may lead to bleb and bullae formation.

Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a PSP because of “higher distention pressures at the lung apex,” which may lead to bleb and bullae formation. Read more on this #pneumothorax here⬇️ bit.ly/47iHlZz

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7 months ago

Not Subjective, Just Science: Vaccinations Save Lives An editorial note from Nikki Kean, Director of The Clinical Advisor, on vaccination and potential consequences of the government's vaccine research cuts.

Ahead of our fall print issue, read the words of #ClinicalAdvisor Director Nikki Kean on the importance of vaccination and the potential consequences of recent federal vaccine research cuts⬇️ bit.ly/4fOGIck

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7 months ago

🗣️ Hear directly from Dr Smith on her work as an NP improving the educational environment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or #ADHD. Click the link to learn more⬇️ bit.ly/4mG8hqs

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7 months ago

Hidden Hypercoagulability: A Clinical Overview of Antiphospholipid Syndrome More than 20% of ischemic strokes in patients aged 45 years or younger are associated with Antiphospholipid syndrome, but its exact etiology and pathophysiology are not yet fully understood.

Over 20% of ischemic strokes in those aged 45 years or younger are linked to APS, but its etiology and pathophysiology are not yet fully understood. Read more on this autoimmune disorder here⬇️ bit.ly/4fU3mjO

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7 months ago

Improving Classroom Experiences for Children With ADHD Nurse practitioners can help address the barriers that prevent widespread implementation of classroom management strategies to improve outcomes for children with ADHD.

By partnering with a local school district & its teachers, Dr Nikki R. Smith helped improve the educational environment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or #ADHD. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4mG8hqs

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7 months ago

Dead Man’s Statute Precluded Dismissal of Case Against Physician Assistant This month’s case involves a PA who asked the court to dismiss a medical malpractice case, claiming that he had warned the patient of the need to go to the hospital. The court, however, cited Dead Man...

This month’s #LegalAdvisor case involves a PA who asked the court to dismiss a medical malpractice case, claiming that he had warned the patient of the need to go to the hospital. The court, however, cited Dead Man’s Statute. Read more here⚖️⬇️ bit.ly/412wYFp

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8 months ago

My Throat Hurts: A Clinical Approach to Strep Throat Diagnosis and Treatment Up to 6% of pediatric visits are due to complaints of sore throat. Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis is most common in children between 5 and 15 years of age, with the highest annual occurrence from w...

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Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis is most common in children between 5 and 15 years of age, with the highest annual occurrence from winter through early spring. Read more here😷 ⬇️ bit.ly/4mGMMWB

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8 months ago

Paroxysmal Symptoms Present a Diagnostic Challenge in 58-Year-Old Man A 58-year-old man presents for a routine annual physical. During the exam, he mentions an intermittent sensation like a “rush of anxiety” that begins in the abdomen and chest and radiates to the head.

A 58-year-old man presents for a routine annual physical. During the exam, he mentions an intermittent sensation like a “rush of anxiety” that begins in the abdomen and chest and radiates to the head. What's the diagnosis?⬇️ bit.ly/4lcNvO9

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8 months ago

AI Offers Promise in Chronic Endocrine Disease Management We spoke with endocrinologists to explore the potential of artificial intelligence in the management of chronic disease, including diabetes, obesity, and PCOS.

From @endocrinologyadv.bsky.social: We spoke with endocrinologists to explore the potential of artificial intelligence in the management of chronic disease, including diabetes, obesity, and PCOS. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/3IVCtzC

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8 months ago

Is it Safe for Women With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot to Get Pregnant? Pregnancy increases blood volume and cardiac output, imposing a hemodynamic burden on the maternal heart. In women with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, this increased workload can exacerbate cardiac str...

In women with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, increased workload on the heart from being pregnant can exacerbate cardiac stress, leading to complications such as heart failure and arrhythmias. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/3U1Lh9m

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8 months ago

OrthoDx: Left Hip Pain A 46-year-old man presents with a 6-week history of left hip pain. The pain is more acute with hip flexion, such as while stepping up stairs and running.

A 46-year-old man presents with a 6-week history of left hip pain. The pain is more acute with hip flexion, such as while stepping up stairs and running. What is the most likely diagnosis? Test your #OrthoDx knowledge here⬇️ bit.ly/4md9LbO

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