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Asymptomatic pulmonary embolism is quite common among patients with deep venous thrombosis. In many instances in these patients, the pulmonary emboli are located within the central pulmonary arteries.
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Patients with acute joint pain present a diagnostic dilemma for many emergency physicians. Classically the joints are hot, swollen, and tender, with reduced range of motion. The differential diagnosis for the painful joint is extensive.
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Fractures and bisphosphonate therapy, warfarin anticoagulation and influenza vaccine and cotrimoxazole, antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin, FDA Actions.
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Using a unique model based on a single parent raising one child, researchers showed that following a carefully chosen whole foods diet is less expensive than a convenience/fast food diet. Unfortunately, for people without means, even a healthy diet cannot be sustainably pursued without financial support.
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Nanotechnology is a broad field of research and development that is defined by its focus on the nanometer (nm) scale. This is generally agreed as covering items in the 1-100 nm range.
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In a randomized placebo controlled trial, 55 adults with mild-to-moderate asthma were assigned 340 mg of daily oral magnesium citrate or a placebo for 6.5 months. Patients who received the Mg showed significant improvements in objective measures of bronchial reactivity to methacholine and peak expiratory flow rate and in subjective measures of asthma control and quality of life.
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Integrated care consisting of a graded activity program and a workplace intervention was shown to reduce duration of time off work as a primary outcome, compared to usual care. Functional status in private life as a secondary outcome was also better in the integrated care group. Intensity of pain as a secondary outcome remained the same in both groups.
