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Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia When a patient presents with suspected community-acquired pneumonia, the physician should first assess the need for hospitalization using a mortality prediction tool, such as the Pneumonia Severity Index, combined with clinical judgment. |
AskMen.com
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Stop Snoring Today Snoring can be a symptom of a serious disorder called obstructive sleep apnea. |
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Hemorrhoidectomy for Thrombosed External Hemorrhoids Acutely tender, thrombosed external hemorrhoids can be surgically removed if encountered within the first 72 hours after onset. Hemorrhoidectomy is performed through an elliptic incision over the site of thrombosis with removal of the entire diseased hemorrhoidal plexus in one piece... |
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is common in children. From 3 percent to 12 percent of children snore, while obstructive sleep apnea syndrome affects 1 percent to 10 percent of children. |
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American Family Physician
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Sleep Apnea in Children Snoring happens during sleep when the throat muscles relax and the airway narrows. When the throat muscles relax, the nose is blocked. Snoring is common in children and may be a cause for concern. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2004
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Atypical Pathogens and Challenges in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Atypical organisms such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila are implicated in up to 40 percent of cases of community-acquired pneumonia. |
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children When diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia, physicians should rely mainly on the patient's history and physical examination, supplemented by judicious use of chest radiographs and laboratory tests as needed. |
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Common Anorectal Conditions: Part II. Lesions Patients with a wide variety of anorectal lesions present to family physicians. Most can be successfully managed in the office setting. A high index of suspicion for cancer should be maintained... |
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Sleep Disorders and Sleep Problems in Childhood Sleep problems are common in childhood. Behavioral sleep problems may be overcome after parents make interventions. Physicians can be of great assistance to these families by recommending techniques to parents that have been shown to be effective... |
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Sleep Apnea A patient hand-out on the disorder and how to treat it. |
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New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs. |
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Evaluating and managing insomnia Insomnia is the most frequent complaint in sleep disorders, and in the past, it had been viewed as a transient problem related only to other medical issues. That line of thought has changed |
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Pneumonia in Older Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Compared with community-dwelling persons, residents in long-term care facilities have more functional disabilities and underlying medical illnesses and are at increased risk of acquiring infectious diseases. Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this group. |
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