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Abnormal movements, outside of seizure and ataxia, are an uncommon chief complaint among children presenting to the emergency department. A working knowledge of movement disorder phenomenology, etiology, differential diagnosis, and associated potentially life-threatening conditions is essential for emergency physicians. Each movement disorder and its clinical considerations will be discussed in detail in the article.
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are frequently encountered in clinical medicine. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 2.8 million infections with Chlamydia trachomatis1 and 700,000 infections with Neisseria gonorrhea2 occur annually in the United States. Viral sexually transmitted diseases are frequently incurable, so prevalence data are a better measure of the overall burden of disease.
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People using oral bisphosphonates for the first time may be at a higher risk of developing ocular inflammatory adverse events such as scleritis and uveitis.
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While regular exercise is beneficial to overall health, repeated long-term endurance exercise — such as marathons, ultramarathons, ironman triathlons, and long-distance bicycle racing — may cause myocardial scarring and increase the risk of serious arrythmias, coronary artery calcification, diastolic dysfunction, and large-artery wall stiffening.
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Clinical Briefs: Another Look at Bleeding Risk from Aspirin; Can Aspirin Prevent Recurrence of Thromboembolism?; A New Approach to Tinnitus
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THE FDA HAS APPROVED THE FIRST NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUG in more than a decade.
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The ECG shown was obtained as part of a routine "pre-op evaluation" for a markedly overweight young adult scheduled for bariatric surgery
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