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Olfactory dysfunction is associated with cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD), and both are linked by cholinergic pathway deficits.
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When compared with controls, patients with Bell's palsy were found to have a higher incidence of impaired glucose tolerance.
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Inclusion of fasciculation potentials as evidence for denervation, will dramatically increase the diagnostic sensitivity of EMG in patients with motor neuron disease.
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Aggressive approach to CVD reduces MI, folic acid and vitamin B12 for CAD, corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD, prescription drug abuse among young adults, and ARBs and cancer risk
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Each time a homeless person comes to your ED, you are faced with many challenges. Your patient is likely to have poor hygiene, multiple chronic medical problems, no funds for prescriptions, no transportation, and also might be intoxicated.
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You gave your patient thorough discharge instructions, verbal and written, but are you sure he or she really understands them?
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If an elder patient denies falling, would you take the answer at face value or probe further?
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When a man was transferred to the ED at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, with burns and possible inhalation involvement, his room air saturation was in the lower 90% while remaining on a non-rebreather.
