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Holding GLP-1RAs before endoscopy ‘is justified’ to reduce risk for aspiration pneumonia
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists were linked to a significantly higher risk for aspiration pneumonia after gastrointestinal endoscopy, particularly among those undergoing upper endoscopy and propofol sedation, according to a study.
Treatment of alcohol use disorder at discharge reduces risk for hospital return
The initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder, or AUD, at discharge reduced the incidence of several outcomes like hospital readmissions and ED visits, a study showed.
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Follow-up measure after stool-based CRC test feasible, could ensure ‘complete’ screening
A quality performance measure that tracks follow-up colonoscopy rates within 6 months of an abnormal stool-based screening test was feasible and had a median reliability of 94.5% across health care organizations, according to researchers.
#IBSDilemma campaign aims to ‘break silence, challenge stigma’ during IBS Awareness Month
During Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, an advocacy group launched the #IBSDilemma campaign to focus on the unique challenges that individuals living with this common gastrointestinal disorder may encounter in daily life.
Why am I so darn tired?
A 75-year-old man presents for evaluation of profound fatigue of at least 3 months’ duration.
Girl presents with rapidly spreading rash, abdominal pain and fever
During the winter holidays, a 12-year-old girl was seen in her primary care clinic with fever, fatigue, cough and sore throat. At that time, she was thought to likely have strep throat, but her rapid strep test was negative.
Source of surging autoimmunity may lie in ‘a thousand cuts’
The common consensus for some time has been that the prevalence of autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases has been on the rise.
Cardiovascular disease risk in gout highest for women, young people
Excess risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with gout — including heart failure and arrhythmias — is highest among women and those aged younger than 45 years, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
Gut microbiota imbalances could influence fibromyalgia
Changes in intestinal microbiota could play a part in the development of fibromyalgia, most feasibly along the gut-brain axis, according to a systematic review published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.
No spondyloarthritis screening tools generalizable to all at-risk patients
Screening patients with psoriasis, uveitis or inflammatory bowel disease for spondyloarthritis could improve early diagnosis, but no existing screening tools are generalizable to all who are at risk, according to a scoping review.
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