- Well child care visits
Essential Evidence Topics, 7-Dec-2021
Bottom Line: Assess support at every well child visit. In infants, assess parental support. In older children, assess support from family and friends. Assess development at every well child visit, including motor, social, school readiness, school perfor - Well-Adult Exam
Essential Evidence Topics, 5-Apr-2021
Recommendations for Clinical Practice: The well-adult exam is a visit with a clinician that focuses on health promotion, screening, and prevention. Some insurance companies reimburse for an annual health office visit; however, not all screenings should be - West Nile virus
Essential Evidence Topics, 31-Dec-2021
Overall Bottom Line: Consider West Nile virus (WNV) in patients with unexplained febrile illness, meningitis and/or encephalitis, or flaccid paralysis during mosquito season. The majority of patients infected with WNV will remain asymptomatic (80%), how - Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Essential Evidence Topics, 17-Jun-2021
Overall Bottom Line: Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome refers to the triad of short PR interval, delta waves on the ECG (pre-excitation), and tachyarrhythmias. Atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia represents 95% of re-entrant tachycardias occurring - Yellow fever
Essential Evidence Topics, 20-Jun-2022
Overall Bottom Line: Febrile illness followed by a period of remission and then renal or hepatic failure should prompt laboratory investigation for yellow fever in patients who travel to or have residence in an endemic area. Vaccinate anyone who is betw - Zika virus infection
Essential Evidence Topics, 20-Jun-2022
Overall Bottom Line: Zika virus is usually transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes and can cause fever, joint pains or myalgias, conjunctivitis, and/or rash in about 20% of infected individuals. Infection is self-limiting. Prevention efforts include avo - Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Essential Evidence Topics, 12-Apr-2019
Overall Bottom Line: Consider Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) in patients with peptic ulcer disease refractory to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), ulcers distal to the duodenal bulb, multiple peptic ulcers, or family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia
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