Health Awareness Months 2025 - Clinical Advisor
Feb 9, 2023 · Health awareness campaigns occur all throughout the year in a wide variety of medical fields. These are when health awareness days, weeks, and months are happening this year.
Understanding the Mallampati score - Clinical Advisor
Feb 4, 2016 · In anesthesia, the Mallampati score (or Mallampati classification) is used to predict the ease of intubation. It can also be used to predict whether a patient might have obstructive sleep apnea.
Diagnosis and Management of Nasal Bone Fractures
Feb 26, 2024 · Nasal bone fractures account for approximately 40% of all facial fractures. 1 In children, the most common cause of nasal bone fractures (NBFs) is sports (59.3%), followed by being in fights (10.8 ...
Communicating Concerns About Nonspecific Changes on ECG
Communicating concerns about nonspecific changes on ECG Exercise caution when a patient presents with acute chest pain. The ability to explain the situation as clearly as possible is essential.
Nonadherent vs Noncompliant: Patients Who Don't Follow …
Feb 25, 2021 · Describing patients as “nonadherent” rather than “noncompliant” to a treatment regimen reflects a healthy patient-provider relationship.
Vulvar lichen sclerosus: breaking the silence - Clinical Advisor
Feb 2, 2017 · Last Reviewed: January 16, 2024. Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes itchy painful white patches and most commonly affects the vulva, groin, and perianal region ...
Lithium side effects and management strategies - Clinical Advisor
Jan 18, 2017 · Lithium can cause side effect and toxicity burden and should be monitored. The declining rates for lithium use are linked to the burden of side effects and toxicity associated with the drug.
CREATINE KINASE LEVELS WHILE ON STATINS - Clinical Advisor
Apr 25, 2008 · What rise in creatine kinase (CK) is considered significant in patients on statin therapy? Does the presence or absence of myalgia symptoms affect significance?
Creatinine levels in the elderly - Clinical Advisor
Aug 4, 2008 · Some elderly patients show gradual increases in creatinine even when hypertension, blood glucose levels, etc., are well controlled. When should these patients be...
6 Facts About Time in Range and the Glucose Management Indicator
Feb 21, 2024 · References: Pilla SJ, Segal JB, Maruthur NM. Primary care provides the majority of outpatient care for patients with diabetes in the US: NAMCS 2009-2015.