Stat Consult: Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft lip and palate is defined as congenital malformation of the upper lip and/or oral cavity disrupting normal facial structure and oromotor function.
All articles by Alan Drabkin, MD
Stat Consult: Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain (LBP) defined as persistent or fluctuating musculoskeletal pain of lower back and lumbar spine lasting >3 months.
Childhood Obesity/Overweight Steadily Increased From 1999 to 2014
If trends continue, about one-third of children and one-half of teens will be obese/overweight by 2030.
Stat Consult: Parenteral Nutrition Issues
Some include mechanical complications, central vascular access complications, and compatibility issues.
Stat consult: Sudden cardiac death
Described as death within an hour of onset of any symptom
Stat consult: Intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence was reported in over 30% of female psychiatric patients.
Stat consult: Head lice
Approximately 6 to 12 million head lice cases are diagnosed in the United States per year, primarily affecting elementary school children.
Stat consult: Minor burns
The most common causes of minor superficial burns are sunburns and minor thermal injuries.
Celiac disease
In celiac disease, the surface pattern of the jejunal mucosa becomes flattened.
Stat consult: Allergic rhinits
Allergic rhinitis is the twelfth most common diagnosis made at family physician visits.
