Stroke risk higher with depression
Adults aged older than 50 years with depression may have a twofold increased risk of stroke.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Preventing acute kidney injury
Monitoring kidney function in hospitalized patients can help prevent acute kidney injury.
Mediterranean diet and cognition
Adhering to a Mediterranean diet may help fight against cognitive decline in older adults.
Exercise and healthy birth weight
Exercising regularly during pregnancy may be associated with lower birth weight.
Drugs advised after first seizure
Taking epilepsy medication after a first seizure decreases the risk of another seizure.
Cancer screening rates are short of goal
The CDC reports that screening rates for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer have dropped in recent years.
Assessing and treating pediatric obesity
NPs and PAs are at the forefront of efforts to reverse the increasing incidence of childhood obesity during the past three decades.
Black urine after a spinning class
After taking a spinning exercise class, a woman developed acute kidney injury.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
A man with worsening pain in his right arm is diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
Oxygen therapy in a patient with emphysema
Take caution when using oxygen therapy to treat patients with emphysema.
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