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Today's Paper of the Day is on sepsis as a pan-endocrine illness-endocrine disorders in septic patients https://lnkd.in/ddmA2hyy Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2024

Our testing services for gastric motility disorders have improved the quality of life of many patients. There have been instances where people have been cured of symptoms and disease that they were told was incurable. It’s important to know the correct underlying cause for your symptom as it will lead to most appropriate intervention. Right diagnosis, right patient and right treatment. Ask you doctor today to know more about 3CPM #electrogastrography WLST subtyping system. #gastroparesis #Functionaldyspepsia #GERD #DiabetesMellitus #Hpylori

About 26 million men with BPH in the U.S. are living with moderate to severe symptoms. (1) How many of your patients with LUTS are not speaking up? The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire can help your patients understand the severity of their lower urinary track symptoms. Visit https://hubs.ly/Q02qFSpT0 to download the IPSS form for your practice. 1. U.S. 2022 estimates based on US Market Model 2022-24 (5-17-22 FINAL), data on file.

Comprehensively assess laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) symptoms and their severity during your diagnosis with the Reflux Symptoms Index, a nine-item self-administered #reflux outcome questionnaire. The RSI score ranges from 0 to 45, with scores of 13 or greater being indicative of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) diagnosis. The most commonly recognized symptoms of LPR include hoarseness, vocal fatigue, excessive throat clearing, chronic cough, postnasal drip, globus pharyngeus and dysphagia. The reflux symptoms index is considered an easily to administer too, highly reproductible and with excellent construct and criterion-based validity. Start using it now: https://lnkd.in/eMRcBkFD

Open Access: Progressive superficial siderosis despite complete remission of intracranial hypotension symptoms following epidural patching: Case report by Ian Carroll MD, MS, Wouter Schievink MD This case report highlights the importance of post-treatment monitoring in patients with ventral #SpinalCSFLeak #SIH 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g6nepyg2

This #EHA24, we are delighted to be sharing new data in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) - a rare and serious blood disorder. Learn more about our commitment to patients living with PNH: https://lnkd.in/g7_yemU7

On May 30, we support #MS patients in their journey to live better with MS. Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system, causing wide array of disability symptoms. While it affects young people and the prevalence in the Middle East is on arise reaching 61.95/100,000, it can be accommodated and well-managed by the proper awareness, early diagnosis and maintained treatment. #MSday #LivewithMS #Glanza

Accurate diagnosis is VITAL when treating chronic Lyme disease. It's been called the "great imitator" for how closely it mimics other conditions. But with the wide spectrum of symptoms, pinpointing the real culprit is often the biggest challenge. After all, treatment becomes so much easier once you truly understand what you're dealing with. But get the diagnosis wrong, and you could be wasting precious time and resources. That's why diagnostic mastery is one of the most important skills for doctors treating chronic Lyme and other complex illnesses. It takes deep medical knowledge and experienced pattern recognition. Have you or a loved one struggled to get an accurate Lyme diagnosis? The long journey to the right treatment starts with the right diagnosis. Double-tap if you appreciate the importance of diagnostic excellence! Save this for anyone dealing with chronic Lyme or other mysterious conditions. #LymeDisease #DiagnosticMastery #LymeAwareness

In the 📕#RedJournal: Diagnostic Yield of Ambulatory Reflux Monitoring Systems for Evaluation of Chronic Laryngeal Symptoms Krause, et al. 👉 bit.ly/3WgENFF

Lyme disease sometimes presents with a bull’s-eye rash, but not always. Some patients develop rashes that look different, while others never get a rash at all. Six days after a tick bite, a 69-year-old woman from West Virginia saw a doctor for an itchy purple rash on her abdomen and various lesions around her chest and arms, among other symptoms. She was diagnosed with Lyme disease and promptly treated, but others aren't so lucky, and better education for healthcare providers is needed. Check out the case study on Cureus Journal of Medical Science: https://lnkd.in/eNrPCwKC Learn more about the different types of Lyme rashes on our website: https://lnkd.in/eBCCvPvD #projectlyme #lyme #tickbornediseases #lymediseaseawareness #chronicillness #chronicpain #health #tickbite #bacteria #medicine #rash #science #research