Abstract
Importance The prevalence of invasive bacterial infections (IBIs), specifically bacteremia and bacterial meningitis, is not well established among febrile infants in the third month of life. International guidelines exclude or vary in management recommendations for this age group...
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Prevalence of Invasive Bacterial Infections Among Febrile Infants Aged 60 to 90 Days: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes and Beyond: A Review
Importance Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), initially recommended primarily for people with type 1 diabetes, has rapidly expanded to patients with type 2 diabetes and, more recently, even to individuals without diabetes. This broadening use underscores the importance of critically examining...
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Evaluating and Treating Alcohol Use in Older Adult Patients
Clinical question
How do I evaluate and treat alcohol use in older
adult patients?
Bottom line
Although older adults generally drink less alcohol than
their younger counterparts,1 the consequences of use
are more severe. Older adults are more susceptible to...
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Radial Sided Wrist Pain: First Line Diagnostic Approach and Management of Selected Common Pathologies
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Objective To provide a clinical overview of selected common pathologies causing radial-sided wrist pain and to guide primary care physicians in the diagnostic approach and initial management of these conditions.
Sources of information A literature review was conducted using...
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Hearing Aids for Adults With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is defined as an impaired ability to hear sounds at thresholds considered to be normal. Projections based on audiometric data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey estimate that by 2030, approximately 55 million US adults will have hearing loss, including 35...
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Footwear Characteristics and Their Impact on Gait and Balance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence
Background
Improper footwear has been identified as a modifiable risk factor for falls in older adults. Studies suggest that certain footwear characteristics can impair gait and balance, thereby increasing the risk of falls. However, the impact of footwear on gait and balance control may...
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Alcohol-Related Liver Disease A Review
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Importance: Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is the leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality, and the most common indication for liver transplant in Europe and the US. In the US, ALD-related mortality increased from 6.7 deaths per 100 000 people in 1999 to 12.5...
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Surgical and Endoscopic Therapies for GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects quality of life and may cause erosive esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, and esophageal strictures and adenocarcinoma.1 The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) recommends initial management with behavioral modifications (eg,...
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Antiviral Therapies for Adults with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Infection
With increasing population immunity through vaccination and prior infection, the risk of severe COVID-19, hospitalization, and death has substantially decreased in all age groups in the US since 2021.1 However, certain populations, especially those aged 65 years or older, remain at increased...
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a family of genetic disorders characterized by impaired hepatic clearance of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles, due to pathogenic variants that impair LDL receptor function.1,2 Lifelong elevation of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) results in accelerated...
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