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What Parents and Teens Need to Know About Testicular Pain

Author/s: Maria Isabel Angulo, Geisel R. Collazo, Lindsay A. Thompson

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms and treatment for testicular torsion in boys.
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Spermatic Cord Torsion male child

Approach to pelvic venous disorders

Author/s: Andrew D Brown

Objective: To provide a practical guide to help family physicians recognize, diagnose, and manage patients with pelvic venous disorders (PeVDs), often overlooked as causes of chronic pelvic pain and varicose veins.

Sources of information: This review is based on guidelines from the...

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Perineum female quality of life physicians family Radiology Interventional Varicose Veins Vascular Surgical Procedures hypertension

Pharmacologic Treatment of Perinatal Depression

Author/s: Emily S. Miller, S. Karlene Cunningham, Lauren M. Osborne

Approximately 1 in 7 individuals are affected by perinatal depression, defined as a depressive episode occurring during pregnancy or within 12 months after delivery. Although the diagnostic criteria are similar to those of major depressive disorder, perinatal depression may also include symptoms...

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Pharmacology Perinatal Depression Major Depressive Disorder abuse depression

Long QT Syndrome

Author/s: Peter J. Schwartz, Lia Crotti

To assess a physician’s expertise on the basis of whether the doctor checks a patient’s QT interval would be excessive, but the fact remains that in many cases, checking it saves lives. The author of a respected textbook on electrocardiography1 wrote, “The measurement of the QT interval has...

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Long QT Syndrome Adrenergic beta-Antagonists DNA Mutation Mutation Genetic Therapy

Peripheral Neuropathy: A Review

Author/s: Michelle L. Mauermann, Nathan P. Staff

Importance Peripheral neuropathy, defined as damage to peripheral nerves, affects approximately 1% of adults worldwide. More than 200 causes of peripheral neuropathy exist, with symptoms ranging in severity from mild toe numbness to debilitating symptoms that can require a wheelchair. Diabetes...

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neurology neuralgia Peripheral Nerves

What Is Diverticulitis?

Author/s: Shreya Narayanan, Christopher D. Jackson, MD

Diverticulitis involves inflammation of outpouchings of the intestinal wall, a condition known as diverticulosis.

Risk factors for diverticulosis include being older than 65 years, obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 or more), high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, certain medications (...

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Gastroenterology Diverticulitis Diverticulum

Dental Caries in Adults

Author/s: Elizabeth Alpert, Hugh Silk, Lisa Simon

Dental caries (tooth decay or cavities) refers to demineralization of teeth, which occurs after bacteria metabolize dietary carbohydrates into acid. More than 90% of US adults experience caries and 26% have untreated caries.
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Fluorides Adults Cross-Sectional Studies Toothpastes

Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Adults: A Review

Author/s: Herbert Tilg, Salvatore Petta, Norbert Stefan, Giovanni Targher

Importance Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) includes a range of liver conditions, progressing from isolated steatosis (characterized by fat accumulation in the liver without inflammation) to metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH), which involves...

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liver disease steatotic liver disease MASLD Steatohepatitis

Diagnosis and management of celiac disease

Author/s: Jedid-Jah Blom, Dominica Gidrewicz, Justine Turner, Donald R. Duerksen, M. Ines Pinto-Sánchez

Celiac disease is frequently undiagnosed, in part because of its highly variable clinical presentation.

Celiac disease can present with classic gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, weight loss), atypical or extraintestinal manifestations (e.g., anemia,...

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celiac disease diet Gluten-Free

Online Unsupervised Tai Chi Intervention for Knee Pain and Function in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: The RETREAT Randomized Clinical Trial

Author/s: Shiyi Julia Zhu, Rana S. Hinman, Rachel K. Nelligan

Importance: Tai chi is a type of exercise recommended for knee osteoarthritis, but access to in-person tai chi can be limited.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of an unsupervised multimodal online tai chi intervention on knee pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis.

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Pain Medicine Tai Chi Knee osteoarthritis

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