Health benefits of aerobic exercise.

abstract：:Asthma is a common and eminently treatable disease. Most asthma patients are initially seen by primary care physicians, who are likely to have a significant part in management. Research has provided physicians with a better understanding of the pathophysiologic basis of asthma and new antiasthma agents. Guidelines hav...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Keenan JM

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity of coding in the auditory nerve makes it unlikely that a prosthesis for deaf persons can exactly duplicate the normal function of the ear. With recent advances, however, cochlear prostheses can perform some of the frequency-analysis functions of the normal ear. Cochlear prostheses are effective aids to ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Farrar CL,Mangham CA Jr,Kuprenas SV

更新日期：1984-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has quickly spread all over the globe from China. Pleural involvement is not common; around 5-10% of patients can develop pleural effusion and little is known about the involvement of pleural str...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Bennett D,Franchi F,De Vita E,Mazzei MA,Volterrani L,Disanto MG,Garosi G,Guarnieri A,Cusi MG,Bargagli E,Scolletta S,Valente S,Gusinu R,Frediani B

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The end point in peptic ulcer disease is a crater in the mucosa. The cause of gastric ulcers seems to be the breakdown of defensive factors, which then allows damage from endogenous and/or exogenous aggressive factors. Aggressive factors are more important in duodenal ulcer formation. Treatment options discussed herei...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Ziller SA 3rd,Netchvolodoff CV

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotic disorders usually develop by middle age, but initial onset can be later in life. Delusions, hallucinations, and other psychotic symptoms may accompany medical conditions, mood disorders, and Alzheimer's disease, thereby confusing the diagnosis. In this review, Dr Harris describes some of the more common psyc...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Harris MJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary care physicians play a pivotal role in the early identification of patients with COPD. Early diagnosis, along with aggressive intervention, is the only way that the increasing morbidity and mortality of COPD can be reversed. Any patient with a history of smoking should undergo evaluation for the possibility of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Doherty DE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthritis complicating the common viral infections--mumps, coxsackievirus, and adenovirus--can be enigmatic. Mumps arthritis is often difficult to identify, especially when parotitis is mild, because the arthritic syndrome generally follows complete clearing of salivary adenitis by one to two weeks. Migratory polyarth...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Bayer AS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains obscure, epidemiologic investigation suggests that environmental factors encountered years before onset could be responsible. Studies elucidating age-specific onset curves, worldwide distribution, epidemics, clustering, and risk of contraction after migration are cons...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Gorelick PB

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug acquisition cost is an important component in the analysis of economic and clinical outcomes in the treatment of respiratory tract infections (RTIs). However, bacterial resistance has emerged as a crucial variable that must also be considered. Drug-resistant infections result in more expensive drug therapy, longe...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Rapp RP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decubitus ulcers can develop in any chronically ill patient who is immobilized. Elderly patients and patients with spinal cord injury are at particularly high risk. Prevention is best achieved by identification of susceptible patients, alleviation of causative and predisposing factors, and early detection of ischemic ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Shenaq SM,Dinh TA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis belongs to the family of chronic obstructive lung diseases, even though it is much less common than asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema. Clinical features of these entities overlap significantly. The triad of chronic cough, sputum production, and hemoptysis always should bring bronchiectasis to min...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Mysliwiec V,Pina JS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis is characterized by permanent, abnormal dilation of the bronchi with chronic inflammation and infection. Bronchiectasis is either caused by or associated with several systemic disorders, and in a significant number of cases, the underlying etiology remains unidentified and is subsequently referred to as...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Lazarus A,Myers J,Fuhrer G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy is an important risk factor for venous thrombosis, and venous thromboembolism is a leading cause of preventable death in pregnancy. Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism is complicated in that the symptoms of dyspnea and lower extremity edema are relatively common complaints of pregnant patients. Physicians sh...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Sellman JS,Holman RL

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Women predominate at all ages among patients diagnosed as having primary fibromyalgia. Of 100 patients reviewed, the average age at onset of fibromyalgia was 46. Of 65 patients in whom menopause occurred before diagnosis of fibromyalgia, the average age at menopause was 42, and most of these women had menopause relate...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Waxman J,Zatzkis SM

更新日期：1986-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a frequent complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is associated with poor clinical outcomes, including an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as adverse economic and social effects. Slowing the development and progression of CKD remains an unme...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Davidson JA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even healthy persons may experience some form of altitude illness when they hike or ski in high mountains. Therefore, it is imperative that those with compromised cardiac or pulmonary function take extra precautions by allowing time for ascent, by recognizing and accepting their limitations, and by descending promptly...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Houston CS

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now possible to mimic normal insulin action more precisely than ever before with physiologic treatment programs using self-monitoring of blood glucose levels and newer insulins with more predictable action. Physiologic programs are more effective for both insulin-dependent (type I) and non-insulin-dependent (typ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Beaser RS

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As understanding of the natural history of breast cancer has increased, radical mastectomy has given way to a preference for breast-sparing surgery and greater reliance on radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Probably the most important factor for selection of treatment is consultation with a multidisciplinary team ski...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Schwade JG,Robinson DS,Love N

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma continues to cause unacceptably high rates of disability and death, largely because the severity of disease is underestimated and patients are inadequately educated about their disease. When patients understand what happens during an asthma attack and its aftermath, they are more likely to notice important symp...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Rumbak MJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our review describes potential weight-altering effects of psychotropic medications (antipsychotics, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, mood stabilizers, sedative-hypnotics, medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and other psychotropic medications) and offers guidance on switching a medicatio...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Hasnain M,Vieweg WV

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is one of the most devastating illnesses that affect the elderly. The progressive decline in memory, judgment, intellectual function, and adaptive ability places an immense burden on families, healthcare providers, and communities. Because advancing age is the leading risk factor for most types of dementia, t...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： O'Brien ME

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficult or painful coitus is a symptom, not a pathologic entity. It may be caused by a congenital anomaly, an organic lesion, or a functional disorder of the vulva or vagina, or it may be psychic in origin. Although its cause can usually be determined relatively easily, a conditioned reflex created by a preexisting ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Huffman JW

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to sinus and dental abnormalities and stress, several different neurologic conditions can cause facial pain. These include various neuroalgias (trigeminal, vagoglosso-pharyngeal, cranial), carotodynia, and optic neuritis. Pain characteristics and results of specific neurologic tests establish the diagnosis...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Mandel S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic survey of the infertile couple usually takes about three months. After semen analysis, the husband is referred for general and urologic examination. The wife is given a general physical and pelvic examination and returns during the next two months for ovulation studies. Tubal patency tests are also perf...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Cohen MR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the US population aging steadily, herpes zoster represents a growing contributor to diminished quality of life. Dermatologic manifestations appear as immunity declines with age but rarely pose a significant threat, except in instances when ocular structures are involved. Pain is of more concern, because it usuall...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Landow K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preview Several dermatoses are potentially fatal, and the mortality rate for some is quite high; prompt recognition and treatment are essential. Dr Gannon's succinct discussions of pemphigus vulgaris, necrotizing fasciitis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, and urticaria and a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Gannon T

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is a common gastrointestinal problem in diabetes, and its prevalence has been underestimated. The cause of diabetic diarrhea is unknown, but it is probably related to gastrointestinal motility disturbances secondary to diabetic autonomic neuropathy. Other causes (especially primary malabsorption syndromes and...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Beebe DK,Walley E

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased utilization of diagnostic procedures has prompted interest in cost-effective laboratory testing. Clinically useful tests-useful in the sense that the patient benefits-are cost effective. The choice of test(s) is determined by the risks and benefits of proposed management. In practice, the first step in c...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Burke MD

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the face of deficiencies in our present system of introducing new drugs, clinicians must be committed to monitoring patients carefully. They must not be caught up in the hyperbole and excitement of the latest new drug, but instead should allow the crucible of time to teach them and the rest of the medical community...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Roth SH

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients with severe and chronic pain fail to obtain adequate pain relief with standard pharmacologic treatment agents, including low to moderate dosages of opioids. Understandably, physicians might not believe patients who claim that a standard opioid dosage is an ineffective treatment. These patients may be sev...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Tennant F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00