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Use of a vestibular intake questionnaire can predict common vestibular diagnoses

Pre-Visit Questionnaire Can Help ID Common Vestibular Diagnoses

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Variables can predict benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Ménière's disease, vestibular migraine
For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty

AAOS: Formal Physical Tx Doesn’t Up Outcomes in Hip Surgery

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No improvement in postoperative outcomes compared with prescribed exercise program
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that the evidence is currently inadequate to weigh the benefits and harms of primary care screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Visual Acuity Screening in Seniors

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Grade I recommendation for asymptomatic adults aged 65 years or older without vision problems
For patients with diabetic macular edema

Anti-VEGF Agents Linked to Visual Acuity Improvement in DME

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From baseline to two years, improvement noted with three anti-VEGF agents
For adults aged 80 years or older

Dementia Incidence Higher Than CHD in Very Elderly

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Among adults aged ≥80 years, about 64 percent of those who died had prior diagnosis of dementia
Severe anemia

Severe Anemia Ups Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk in VLBW

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NEC risk not increased for RBC-transfused very low-birth-weight infants versus nontransfused
Zika virus infection may be associated with incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Zika Infection Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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Most patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré during Zika outbreak have Zika virus IgM
Many individuals who undergo direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing do not share the results with their primary care provider

Many Do Not Share Personal Genetic Testing Results With PCP

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Reasons for not sharing include that the results are not important enough, lack of time
The use of inferior vena caval filters for pulmonary embolism increased from 1999 through 2010

IVCF Use Up in Older Patients With Pulmonary Embolism

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Use of inferior vena caval filters for pulmonary embolism increased from 1999 through 2010
The risk of colorectal cancer is increased after a diagnosis of prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Tied to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk

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Risk highest for rectal cancer among prostate cancer patients treated with radiation