Malnutrition Among the Elderly in EDs
According to published research, malnutrition is a common but underdiagnosed condition among older...
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Author: TimH
Linking Asthma to OSA Risk
Mounting evidence suggests there is a strong relationship between asthma and obstructive sleep...
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Caring for COPD Caregivers
As COPD progresses, patients with the disease experience more frequent bouts of shortness of...
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Guidelines for Managing Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
With recent advances in cancer screening and treatment, the number of cancer survivors in the...
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Sexual Risk & Men Who Have Sex With Men
In recent years, annual increases have been observed in the number of HIV infections among men who...
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Examining Office Visit Trends for Diabetes
According to recent estimates, diabetes affects nearly 29 million people in the United States,...
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Perioperative AF: Assessing Long-Term Stroke Risks
Studies have shown that atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter affect more than 33 million people...
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Considering Statin Eligibility for Older Patients
Recently, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) updated...
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Renal Artery Stenting: Coming to a Consensus
Renal artery stenosis (RAS)—narrowing of the renal arteries—is often asymptomatic, but studies...
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Insights on “Alarm Fatigue”
The term “alarm fatigue” refers to when clinicians are desensitized by alarms, many of which sound...
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Dating Violence Among Adolescent ED Visits
Adolescent and young adult dating violence, which encompasses both victimization and aggression,...
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Lower-Extremity Amputations: Assessing Variations
Studies have shown that people with diabetes are about 10 times more likely to undergo a lower...
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Managing Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-threatening genetic disorder that affects approximately...
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Disability Among the Elderly
The following depicts the population aged 65 and older by number of disabilities and age, based on...
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The Increasing Costs of COPD
Chronic lower respiratory disease—the large majority of which is COPD—currently ranks as the third...
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Previous Respiratory Disease & Lung Cancer
Studies have suggested a relationship between previous respiratory diseases and a lung cancer...
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Elective Major Orthopedic Surgery in Octogenarians
By 2030, patients aged 85 and older are projected to account for 2.3% of the United States...
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