Drug-information
Reflux disease is a chronic and
progressive condition. Treatment options depend on the disease stage. The
disease stage is determined by the severity of reflux into the esophagus. This
in turns depends on how frequent and how long are the reflux episodes. GERD is also associated with a
spectrum of symptoms that ranges from mild heartburn to sev...
Fig: PharyngotonsillitisTAKE-HOME MESSAGE
It is important to optimize existing antibiotics in
view of increasing antimicrobial resistance and paucity of new drugs in
this class. One of the most common infections treated by primary care
physicians is pharyngotonsillitis, and it is associated with a significant
proportion of...
Obesity is now recognised as a
disease that is associated with serious morbidity and increased mortality. One
of its main metabolic complications is type 2 diabetes, as the two conditions
share key pathophysiological mechanisms. Weight loss is known to reverse the
underlying metabolic abnormalities of type 2 diabetes and, as such, improve
gluc...
This is a summary of the American
Academy of Neurology (AAN) and Child Neurology Society (CNS) evidence-based
guideline reviewing all available evidence on the assessment of the child with
status epilepticus (SE). Status epilepticus (SE) is a
medical condition characterized by repeated epileptic seizures without complete
recovery between seizu...
Many women experience heartburn
during pregnancy. It can be extremely uncomfortable and can negatively affect
women’s experience of pregnancy and their quality of life.Dietary changes may help to
reduce or stop heartburn. The NICE guideline on gastrooesophageal reflux
disease and dyspepsia in adults includes recommendations about dietary and
l...
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration revised the emergency use authorization (EUA) of bamlanivimab
and etesevimab monoclonal antibodies (previously authorized for pediatric
patients 12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms, or about 88
pounds), to additionally authorize bamlanivimab and etesivimab administered
together for the...
Signs and symptoms
Dysuria
Urinary urgency and frequency
A sensation of bladder fullness or lower abdominal
discomfort
Suprapubic tenderness
Flank pain and costovertebral angle tenderness (may
be present in cystitis but suggest upper UTI)
·
Cloudy
urine with an unpleasant
odour
Fevers, chills, vomiting and mal...
A Peptic ulcer is a small sore or
lesion in the lining of stomach or duodenum, the first part of the intestine.
This sore is often aggravated by stomach acid, but is usually not caused by the
acid itself. More likely, the cause is either a bacterium known as Helicobacter
pylori (H. pylori) or taking non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID...
A Peptic ulcer is a small sore or
lesion in the lining of stomach or duodenum, the first part of the intestine.
This sore is often aggravated by stomach acid, but is usually not caused by the
acid itself. More likely, the cause is either a bacterium known as Helicobacter
pylori (H. pylori) or taking non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID...
Insulin Initiation in Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin initiation and titration is
a challenge for many primary care providers (PCPs) involved in the treatment of
patients with type 2 diabetes. What are ADA recommendations?The early introduction of insulin should be considered -· if
there is evidence of ongoing catabolism (weight...
Sotrovimab has been approved for patients with mild-to-moderate
COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe disease.The Medicines and Healthcare
products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the monoclonal antibody
treatment Sotrovimab (Xevudy; GSK and Vir Biotechnology) for people with
mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and at least one risk fa...
Vitamin D deficiency is one of
the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. It has emerged as a
public health problem in many developing countries of the world including Bangladesh.
Over a billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient. The worldwide
prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is 30-50% among children and even higher in...
