Neonatal diabetes mellitus (hyperglycaemia within the first month of life, with an insulin requirement) may be transient or permanent. management is complex, due to lack of subcutaneous fat and the need for small dose...
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Neonatal diabetes mellitus (hyperglycaemia within the first month of life, with an insulin requirement) may be transient or permanent. management is complex, due to lack of subcutaneous fat and the need for small doses of insulin, and may be complicated by additional medical problems. Three cases are presented, the first of which was treated with conventional insulin therapy. The latter two were successfully treated with subcutaneous insulin pump therapy. We present suggested guidelines for treatment of neonatal diabetes, using this novel approach to management.
Objective: The objective of this study is to report on the degree of consensus in experts' recommendations for managing bipolar II disorder. Methods: Eighteen international clinician researchers with expertise in ...
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Objective: The objective of this study is to report on the degree of consensus in experts' recommendations for managing bipolar II disorder. Methods: Eighteen international clinician researchers with expertise in managing bipolar disorders were provided with 14 questions addressing nuances in managing those with a bipolar II disorder. Results: To all questions, the independently derived recommended strategies demonstrated distinct divergence. Conclusion: The lack of consensus in management recommendations is likely to reflect the disorder being relatively recently formalised, the lack of condition-specific randomised controlled trial data and the nature of psychiatric practice.
COVID 19 been declared recently as a pandemic, to date has affected over 1,8881,365 with over 119,403 deaths in accordance to the global pandemic Real-Time Report. In this paper, the prime motive is to enlighten the k...
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COVID 19 been declared recently as a pandemic, to date has affected over 1,8881,365 with over 119,403 deaths in accordance to the global pandemic Real-Time Report. In this paper, the prime motive is to enlighten the key variables to the public on the pandemic and essential key points to note and practice in accordance to standard regulation to curb the aggressive COVID-19 pandemic.
The 1999 hypertension management guidelines issued by the World Health Organization and the International Society of Hypertension emphasize the importance of blood pressure reduction in the prevention of cardiovascula...
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The 1999 hypertension management guidelines issued by the World Health Organization and the International Society of Hypertension emphasize the importance of blood pressure reduction in the prevention of cardiovascular events. Furthermore, they conclude that the benefits of treatment are due to blood pressure lowering per sc, rather than to any specific antihypertensive therapy. The results of the second Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension (STOP-Hypertension-2) are consistent with these recommendations, since in this trial angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and calcium antagonists reduced blood pressure to the same extent as conventional therapy with beta-blockers and diuretics in elderly hypertensive patients, and the three treatments produced similar reductions in the risk of cardiovascular events. Furthermore, a first subgroup analysis of cardiovascular mortality showed that the three treatments seemed equally effective in diabetic patients. The STOP-Hypertension-2 data, therefore, are fully consistent with the 1999 hypertension management guidelines, and underline the advantages offered by both older and newer antihypertensive therapies.
Aim Atrial fibrillation (AF) management guidelines advise using risk tools to optimize AF treatment. This study aims to develop a dynamic and clinically applicable digital device to assess stroke and bleeding risk, an...
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Aim Atrial fibrillation (AF) management guidelines advise using risk tools to optimize AF treatment. This study aims to develop a dynamic and clinically applicable digital device to assess stroke and bleeding risk, and to facilitate outcome improvements in AF patients. The device will provide tailored treatment recommendations according to easily attainable individual patient data. Methods and Results This Universal Clinician Device (UCD) was created using the GARFIELD-AF registry using a split sample approach. The GARFIELD-AF risk tool was adapted with two modifications. First, predictors with >= 1000 missing data points were separated, allowing expected risks estimation. Second, recommendations for modifiable risk factors and associated 2-year outcome estimates were incorporated. Outcomes of interest were all-cause mortality, non-haemorrhagic stroke/systemic embolism (SE), and major bleeding. All patients were randomized to a derivation (n=34853) and validation cohort (n=17165). In the derivation cohort, predictors were identified using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression. Cox models were fitted with the selected parameters. The UCD demonstrated superior predictive power compared with CHA(2)DS(2)VASc for all-cause mortality [0.75(0.75-0.76) vs. 0.71(0.70-0.72)] and non-haemorrhagic stroke/SE [0.68(0.66-0.70) vs. 0.65(0.63-0.67)], and with HAS-BLED for major bleeding [0.69(0.67-0.71) vs. 0.64(0.62-0.65)]. Universal Clinician Device recommendations reduced all-cause mortality (8.45-5.42%) and non-haemorrhagic stroke/SE (2.58-1.50%). Patients with concomitant diabetes and chronic kidney disease benefitted further, reducing mortality risk from 13.15% to 8.67%. One-third of patients with a CHA(2)DS(2)VASc score of >1 had the lowest risk of stroke. Conclusion The UCD simultaneously predicts mortality, stroke, and bleeding risk in patients using easily attainable individual clinical data and guideline-based optimized treatment plans. Clinical Trial
In 1989 the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) for the Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus was founded following concerns about the status of the wild population and the lack of breeding success in capt...
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Background. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries in childhood, but the assessment of mild TBI regarding further management varies significantly. Thus, a managment algorithm is required. Eval...
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Background. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries in childhood, but the assessment of mild TBI regarding further management varies significantly. Thus, a managment algorithm is required. Evaluation. Cranial computed tomography (cCT) is the method of choice for radiological examination. Without clear guidelines, many of these children may be exposed to excess radiation owing to unnecessary imaging. Conclusion. Implementation of a simple management guideline for the care of children with mild TBI can have a significant impact on cost and length of stay, while simultaneously reducing radiation exposure. Widespread implementation of such guidelines will improve efficiency without sacrificing quality of care in the management of mild TBI in the pediatric population.
BackgroundWe systematically reviewed current guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to evaluate their range and nature, assess variations in their recommendations and highlight divergence in their *** searc...
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BackgroundWe systematically reviewed current guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to evaluate their range and nature, assess variations in their recommendations and highlight divergence in their *** searched Medline and Embase databases using the terms 'clinical practice guidelines' and 'rheumatoid arthritis' from January 2000 to January 2017 together with publications of national and international bodies. We included guidelines providing recommendations on general RA management spanning a range of treatments and published in English. We undertook narrative assessments due to the heterogeneity of the *** identified 529 articles;22 met our inclusion criteria. They were primarily developed by rheumatologists with variable involvement of patient and other experts. Three dealt with early RA, one established RA and 18 all patients. Most guidelines recommend regular assessments based on the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology core dataset;18 recommended the disease activity score for 28 joints. Twenty recommended targeting remission;16 suggested low disease activity as alternative. All guidelines recommend treating active RA;13 made recommendations for moderate disease. The 21 guidelines considering early RA all recommended starting disease modifying drugs (DMARDs) as soon as possible;methotrexate was recommended for most patients. Nineteen recommended combination DMARDs when patients failed to respond fully to monotherapy and biologics were not necessarily indicated. Twenty made recommendations about biologics invariably suggesting their use after failing conventional DMARDs, particularly methotrexate. Most did not make specific recommendations about using one class of biologics preferentially. Eight recommended tapering biologics when patients achieved sustained good *** general principles transcend most guidelines: DMARDs should be started as soon as possible after the diagnosis;methotrexate is the bes
This prospective, cross-sectional study was designed to gather information about the management of patients with Type 2 diabetes (NIDDM). It was conducted in three of the largest European healthcare providing countrie...
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This prospective, cross-sectional study was designed to gather information about the management of patients with Type 2 diabetes (NIDDM). It was conducted in three of the largest European healthcare providing countries: France, Germany and the UK. Three hundred and five physicians completed five sections of a diary card (covering aspects of workload, demography, treatment, condition and tests conducted) anonymously for 3043 pharmacologically-treated Type 2 patients attending for a consultation. The majority of the patient population were elderly, had had a long diagnosis of diabetes, were overweight and had several coexisting complications. Neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy were present in 23%, 24% and 15% of the patients, respectively. Concomitant cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and ischaemic heart disease were present in 49%, 40% and 34% of patients, respectively. Fifty per cent of patients had undergone a change in therapy in the previous five years: the major reason being 'insufficient glycaemic control'. In the remainder, adverse effects of weight gain and hypoglycaemia were most commonly reported. This information provides an insight into the present and future clinical burden that diabetes places on patients, physicians and healthcare systems.
The field of oral mucosal injury caused by cancer therapies has strategically matured in the scientific as well as clinical realms over the past decade. Prior to the late 1990s, the condition had been viewed by many h...
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