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A 52-year-old man is evaluated for a 5-year history of gradually progressive left knee pain. He has 20 minutes of morning stiffness, which returns after prolonged inactivity. He has minimal to no pain at rest. He reports no clicking or locking of the knee. Over the past several months, the pain has limited his ...
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Years ago I worked as a registered nurse in a busy surgical pre-admission clinic, preparing patients who'd been scheduled for surgery for the upcoming operation and hospital experience.
My workdays were packed with back-to-back, hour-long appointments. Whatever surgery the patient was facing--oral, orthopedic or anything else--every interview followed the same format. I would greet the patient, who'd often bring along a family member, and quickly escort them both into my small ...
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2. MRI for Low Back Problems Deemed 'Overused'. More than half of outpatient lumbar spine MRI scans weren't ...
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She was 94-years old with advanced Alzheimer's. She thought it was 1954 and asked if I wanted tea. Not a bad memory for someone in a hospital bed with a broken left hip.
She'd fallen at her assisted living facility. It was the second time in as many months. She'd broken her collarbone on the previous occasion.
Over the past year, she'd lost 30 pounds. This is natural in the progression of ...
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Former Boston Red Sox closing pitcher Jonathan Papelbon may have opened up a can of worms with his remarks about his frequent use of the injectable anti-inflammatory drug Toradol (ketorolac) during his time with the Red Sox.
Papelbon, who now plays for the Philadelphia Phillies, told ESPNBoston.com that several Red Sox players were frequently injected with the drug:
"It was kind of ...
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A 28-year-old man is evaluated 24 hours after a new diagnosis of a left calf deep venous thrombosis. One week ago, he underwent orthopedic surgery. Two weeks ago, he returned from vacationing in Italy on an 8-hour flight. Current medications are enoxaparin, 80 mg subcutaneously twice daily, and warfarin, 5 mg/d.
On physical examination, temperature ...
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1. Acupuncture Pins Hay Fever, but Briefly. An 8-week course of acupuncture had statistically significant but short-lived benefits for people with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
2. Hip Implants More Likely to Fail in Women. Failure rates for hip implants were 29% higher for women than men in a large U.S. registry study after controlling for a ...
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A 20-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-month history of low back pain accompanied by prolonged morning stiffness. His symptoms improve over the course of the day, but he is now unable to play recreational soccer. Rest, physical therapy, and acupuncture have not improved his symptoms. Use of ibuprofen or diclofenac provides only partial ...
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1. PSA: One Question, Many Answers. The importance of PSA testing to men varied according to the strategy used to identify factors that might influence the decision-making process.
2. Price Shopping Hit or Miss for Hip Surgery. Most hospitals asked to provide a complete bundled price for a total hip replacement were unable to do so, although ...
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