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Physical Examination (18):
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Physical Examination
Orvosi Hetilap (152)45 2011
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Concerning a concrete case the author analyses the process of death detection that occurs out-of-hospitals in approximately 50,000 cases per year in Hungary, focusing the declaration of the fact and the type (natural/unnatural) of death. Author presents obligatory tasks of the primar...
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PMID: 22011367
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Initial evaluation of the patient with chronic cough (i.e., of more than eight weeks' duration) should include a focused history and physical examination, and in most patients, chest radiography. Patients who are taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor should switch to a me...
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PMID: 22010767
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As the proportion of persons in the United States older than 65 years increases, the prevalence of dementia will increase as well. Risk factors for dementia include age, family history of dementia, apolipoprotein E4 genotype, cardiovascular comorbidities, chronic anticholinergic use,...
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PMID: 22010769
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Heart murmurs are common in healthy infants, children, and adolescents. Although most are not pathologic, a murmur may be the sole manifestation of serious heart disease. Historical elements that suggest pathology include family history of sudden cardiac death or congenital heart dis...
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PMID: 22010618
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Dental update (38)6 2011
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Correct diagnosis is the key to managing facial pain of non-dental origin. Acute and chronic facial pain must be differentiated and it is widely accepted that chronic pain refers to pain of 3 months or greater duration. Differentiating the many causes of facial pain can be difficult for busy practiti...
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PMID: 21905353
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I reflect on my role as a respiratory nurse specialist caring for a patient newly diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of the article is to demonstrate the importance of specialist and holistic care for patients with COPD, as well as highlighting the need to carry out...
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PMID: 21905379
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The use of the latest classification of a PPA seems to be an interesting proposition to improve methods for identifying, testing and treatment of this complex clinical syndrome. On each stage of the diagnostic and therapeutic process, patient required individually adjusted neuropsychological cogniti...
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PMID: 21991849
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Constipation is traditionally defined as three or fewer bowel movements per week. Risk factors for constipation include female sex, older age, inactivity, low caloric intake, low-fiber diet, low income, low educational level, and taking a large number of medications. Chronic constipation is classifie...
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PMID: 21842777
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Ugeskrift for laeger (173)23 2011
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Current guidelines for preparticipation screening of competitive athletes in the US include a comprehensive history and physical examination. The objective of this study was to determine the incremental value of electrocardiography and echocardiography added to a screening program consisting of histo...
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PMID: 21605728
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The presentation of a woman in midlife can be an opportunity for both the woman and her doctor to consider a wide range of issues that may be impacting on quality of life or that present a risk to her future health.
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PMID: 21597542
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Harvard Heart Letter (21)9 2011
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Psychiatry Research (188)3 2011
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We examined the interrelationships among number of distinct traumatic event exposures, PTSD diagnosis, physical health, and substance use behavior using epidemiological data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R; Kessler et al., 2004). Results provide some evidence that PTSD mediat...
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PMID: 21481478
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According to the literature, dermatoscopy can improve diagnostic accuracy for melanoma. However, a weak point of the studies in the literature is that most were carried out in a 'privileged' setting of dermatologists who are expert in dermato-oncology, and who work in departments specializing in scre...
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PMID: 21091756
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To evaluate the accuracy of gross visual assessment of myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma.
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PMID: 21534933
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Yusho is an incidence of food poisoning caused by rice bran oil in 1968. Its main causal agent is considered as 2,3,4,7,8-penta-chlorodibenzofuran (PeCDF). The patients have been suffered by the various symptoms, and their blood concentration of PeCDF is still higher than the general population.
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PMID: 21706885
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We present a 16-year-old adolescent boy with treatment-refractory eczema of 2 years' duration. Physical examination revealed a thin adolescent boy with widespread excoriations, but no eczematous or primary cutaneous lesions were identifiable. Lymph node examination revealed palpably enlarged nodes i...
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PMID: 21644488
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The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to determine if hamstring tightness was an increased risk in plantar fasciitis. It was thought that there is an increased risk of plantar fasciitis when hamstring tightness is present. A total of 105 patients (68 women, 37 men) were in...
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PMID: 21368068
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To determine whether older adults (aged ≥ 60) experience less improvement in disability and pain with nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) than younger adults (
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PMID: 21391933
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CJEM : Canadian journal of emergency medical care = JCMU : journal canadien de soins medicaux d'urgence (13)2 2011
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We report a patient with a laryngeal perforation who was managed conservatively in a rural hospital without complications and review the literature pertinent to cases of this nature....
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PMID: 21435319
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a term that encompasses all forms of arthritis that begin before the age of 16 years old, persist for more than 6 weeks and are of unknown cause. The ILAR criteria for JIA classification are based on the number of joints involved. The aim of our study was to com...
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PMID: 21385557
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We examined the associations among physical activity, neurological disability, and cardiorespiratory fitness in two studies of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method - Study 1 included 25 women with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) who undertook an incremental exercise test for measuring...
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PMID: 21108624
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Acta clinica Belgica (66)2 2011
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We present a case of a morbidly obese patient whose diagnosis of liposarcoma was delayed for over a year as his obesity hindered proper diagnosis and medical treatment....
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PMID: 21630613
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Revue de l'infirmiere ()167 2011
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Quality in primary care (19)3 2011
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The NHS Health Check Programme presents the opportunity to reduce death and ill health caused by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Owing to the current restructuring of health care in the UK, financial resources will in future be limited. It is important to develop cost-effective ways of delivering thi...
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PMID: 21781435
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BMC Dermatology (11)1 2011
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Skin diseases are underestimated and overlooked by most clinicians despite being common in clinical practice. Many patients are hospitalized with co-existing dermatological conditions which may not be detected and managed by the attending physicians. The objective of this study was to determine the b...
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PMID: 21492436
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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex syndrome that affects many aspects of the patient's life and it is very difficult to evaluate in clinical practice. A recent study has developed the Combined Index of Severity of Fibromyalgia (ICAF), an instrument that evaluates diverse aspects of FM and offers five ind...
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PMID: 21649886
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Quality in primary care (19)2 2011
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General practitioners (GPs) deal with the multiple health needs of older patients. During patient encounters GPs are often only able to manage a limited number of problems and tend to focus on single diseases resulting in fragmented and overloaded care. A systematic approach that considers multiple h...
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PMID: 21575329
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Journal of Trauma (70)1 2011
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I trauma center from March 2008 to September 2008. After Institutional Review Board approval, all evaluable blunt trauma patients older than 15 years were evaluated by a senior resident or attending surgeon for TL spine deformity, tenderness to palpation, and neurologic deficits. Patients were follo...
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PMID: 20489662
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Somatic disorders occur more often in psychiatric patients than in the general population; some disorders are undiagnosed at the moment of referral. According to current guidelines, patients admitted to a psychiatric clinic should receive somatic screening. This recommendation, however, does not appl...
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PMID: 21506076
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Because of its high thickness, nodular melanoma often bears a poor prognosis. Thus, an earlier diagnosis of this type of lesion while it is still thin would be an important step in secondary prevention. The principal aim of the present study was to better define the initial clinical features of nodul...
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PMID: 21528661
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We also present a systematic approach to evaluating individuals exposed to oil spills....
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PMID: 21618948
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Painful shoulder is a common painful condition among patients. Apart from acute traumatic lesions such as fractures, dislocations, contusions, sprains and ruptured tendons, 85 to 90% of painful shoulders are due to adhesive capsulitis, acute or chronic calcific tendinitis, bursitis, bicipital tendini...
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PMID: 21240157
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Chronic pelvic pain is often difficult to diagnose and treat properly. Physicians called on to treat this problem may not be able to give a specific diagnosis. The aim of this study was to see whether the physical presence of anterior vaginal wall tenderness could help narrow down and elucidate diagn...
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PMID: 21902934
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Vestibulodynia is a chronic type of vulvar pain that affects at least 16% of women in the United States. The condition is often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all due to a lack of knowledge among health care professionals. Delayed diagnosis puts a woman at risk for sexual dysfunction, decreased qua...
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PMID: 21542444
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Missouri medicine (108)3 2011
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Rehabilitation of an athlete after an injury takes a team approach for a successful return to competition. The five steps of rehabilitation are discussed, including diagnosis, control of inflammation, promote healing, increase fitness, and control abuse. Return to activity can occur...
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PMID: 21736075
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There is an increasing awareness about the risk of thromboembolic disease caused by combination oral contraceptives. This study assesses routines associated with prescription of an oral contraceptive, with an emphasis on venous thromboembolic disease.
A questionnaire requesting information about med...
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PMID: 21139658
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American Family Physician (82)11 2010
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This article provides suggestions for skill development for substance abuse (SA) treatment agencies and providers for implementing Treatment Improvement Protocol number 25: Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence. Methods for detecting, screening, intervening, and referring victims and perpe...
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PMID: 20971338
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In the process of crewmember evaluation and certification for long-duration orbital missions, the International Space Station (ISS) Multilateral Space Medicine Board (MSMB) encounters a surprisingly wide spectrum of clinical problems. Some of these conditions are identified within the ISS Medical St...
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PMID: 21197858
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (152)43 2010
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (152)43 2010
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We summarize clinical presentation according to existing studies, focus on diagnosis and introduce to contemporary treatment of this disease....
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PMID: 21171466
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (152)43 2010
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Medicine (Baltimore) (89)6 2010
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We review clinical aspects of diagnosis and management of AS in adults, with attention to the natural history before and after valve replacement, assessment of suspected and established AS, and recommended management in general and in difficult clinical scenarios. We conclude with a series of 10 cas...
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PMID: 21057260
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Journal of Trauma (69)5 2010
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Visually estimated amount of blood loss may influence decision making in the prehospital setting. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability and accuracy of paramedics and emergency physicians to visually estimate a volume of external blood loss and the influence of different vital signs...
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PMID: 20130487
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Pediatric Annals (39)11 2010
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We hypothesized that accidental humerus fractures in pediatric patients under the age of 4 years can be accurately distinguished from child abuse using a combination of history, physical exam findings, radiographic findings, and age. We searched our institutions Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect and...
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PMID: 20606597
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Academic Medicine (85)11 2010
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To investigate whether medical students' performance on a family medicine clerkship objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) differed when the standardized patient (SP) had a disability versus when the SP did not have a disability.
SPs with spinal cord injury (SP-SCI), SPs with intellectual disabil...
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PMID: 20881817
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Academic Medicine (85)11 2010
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These results suggest student and SP genders interact to affect OSCE scores at stations that require examination of the chest. Further investigations are warranted to ensure that the OSCE is an equal experience for all students....
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PMID: 20881825
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