April 17th 2024
Tirzepatide reduced OSA symptoms and body weight in study participants with severe OSA and obesity, regardless of use of positive airway pressure therapy.
Strategies to Control Pain in Older Persons: Highlights of Recent Guidelines
September 15th 2002Persistent pain is common in older adults but tends to be underrecognized and undertreated. Up to 50% of community-dwelling older persons have significant painand up to 80% of nursing home residents have substantial pain that is undertreated.
Dermatitis on the Hands and Chest
September 1st 2002A 12-year-old boy with a history of atopy complained of pruritus and severe dryness of the hands. Over-the-counter moisturizers failed to resolve the condition. The patient did not wash his hands frequently and had no hobbies that exposed him to environmental irritants or allergens.
Two Cases of Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy
September 1st 2002Approximately 2 weeks earlier, a pruritic,papular eruption had developed overthe abdomen of a 33-year-old womanwho was 34 weeks' pregnant. Therash was confined mainly to the striaedistensae (Figure 3). Because thesite was severely pruritic, the patientwas unable to sleep. Based on theclinical presentation, pruritic urticarialpapules and plaques of pregnancy(PUPPP) was diagnosed.
Antihypertensive Treatment: How to Maximize Results for Your Patients
July 1st 2002Q:Many of my patients appear to have white-coathypertension: their pressure is elevated whenmeasured in my office-but normal when measured athome. Am I ignoring significant hypertension if I do nottreat these patients? Or am I overtreating if I do treat?