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Underutilization of Calcium and Vitamin D by Older Adults in a Large General Internal Medicine Practice

American Journal of Therapeutics, 2005
The underutilization of calcium and vitamin D supplements in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis is common among high-risk elders. Less is known about the prevalence and adequacy of calcium and vitamin D use by the general population of older adults.
Jose, Ness, Wilbert S, Aronow, Erin, Newkirk, Deanna, McDanel   +3 more
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General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics: Building a Foundation To Improve the Training of General Internists in the Care of Older Adults

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2003
Internists--"doctors for adults"--provide most of the medical care given to older Americans, especially those with serious chronic disease. Nonetheless, the United States lacks an adequate physician workforce with mastery in caring for older persons and with expertise in building knowledge about how best to provide this care.
C Seth, Landefeld, Christopher M, Callahan, Nancy, Woolard   +2 more
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[Deafness in adults. Study of practices in general medicine].

Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie, 2013
Deafness is a sensory disability responsible for communication disorder, sometimes impairing social life. In children, the hearing is an important concern for all stakeholders in early childhood (systematic neonatal screening, etc.). On the other hand, in the adult, it is rarely tested, and patients do consult when their audiometric status is already ...
P, Leveque, M, Kossowski, Y, Pons
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes of Anemia Among Adult Males and Females Attending a General Medicine Outpatient Department. A Cross-Sectional Study

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 2023
Background: Anemia is a common and underdiagnosed condition affecting individuals globally, with particularly high prevalence in developing countries. Adult males and females attending outpatient departments are often overlooked in anemia screening, despite its significant impact on health and productivity.
Sohaib Akbar, Qurratul Ain, Rabia Rasheed, Ambreen Asif, Kashif Aziz Ahmad, Rabea Rashed   +5 more
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Fever of Unknown Origin in Adults: General Aspects and the Role of Nuclear Medicine

2002
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) has been defined in 1961 by Petersdorf and Beeson as 1) an illness lasting more than 3 weeks, 2) fever higher than 38.3°C (101°F) on several occasions and 3) diagnosis uncertain after one week of investigation in hospital (5).
A. Maes, D. Knockaert, D. Blockmans, L. Mortelmans   +3 more
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Comparing the clinical utility of pharmacogenomic genotyping and next generation sequencing in a military health system adult medicine clinic

Pharmacogenomics
Pharmacogenetic (PGx) screening is intended to optimize drug efficacy and reduce adverse drug reactions. Current screening options include genotyping assays for preselected PGx variants and broader next-generation sequencing panels (NGS). Few studies have directly compared preemptive PGx screening methods.The two PGx methods were compared in a cross ...
David, Saunders, Lydia D, Hellwig, Austin, Pagani, Mauricio, De Castro, Mark, Haigney, Lucas, Poon, Nate, Ehat, Andrew, Heroy, Joya, Libbus, Keiko, Fox, Sachi, Kalra, Thomas B, Arnold, Clesson, Turner, John Logan, Black, Steven E, Scherer, Ann M, Moyer   +15 more
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in the Adult General Medicine Setting in Qatar

BackgroundThere is a lack of evidence regarding the economic impact of antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP).We sought to evaluate the cost-benefit of the mature ASP use compared to premature ASP use in the adults’ general medicine settings in Qatar. MethodsPatient records were retrospectively reviewed during two periods: premature ASP (i.e.
Abushanab, Dina, Al-Maridi, Wafa, Al Hail, Moza, Valappila Abdul Rouf, Palli, Kassem, Wessam El, Thomas, Binny, Alsoub, Hussam, Ademi, Zanfina, Hanssens, Yolande, El Enany, Rasha, Al-Badriyeh, Daoud   +10 more
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Changing family medicine/general practice morbidity patterns in Hong Kong adults

2014
Background: As Hong Kong becomes more affluent and undergoes rapid urbanization, the family medicine (FM)/general practice (GP) morbidity pattern will shift from acute self limiting illnesses to chronic illnesses similar to other developed countries. Some overseas studies also show that chronic diseases occur at an early age. Objective : To compare the
Chan, KKC, Wun, YT, Lee, A
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[Progress of laparoscopic surgery in adults at the Department of Urology of the First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital].

Casopis lekaru ceskych, 2008
Laparoscopy is the most modern operative technique, the main advantage of which is the least invasivity. In urology, the laparoscopy has won its yield only in nineties of 20th century, but it was in urology, where the robots were launched as first, and nowadays using them it is possible to perform ablative/reconstructive surgery in a tiny ...
L, Safarík, K, Novák, J, Sedlácek, P, Macek, M, Pesl, R, Sobotka, J, Dvorácek   +6 more
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Elderly Adults Not Chosen for Society for General Internal Medicine Choosing Wisely Recommendation

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2016
Laurie R, Archbald-Pannone, Mohan, Nadkarni   +1 more
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