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๐Ÿ“ฃIMPORTANT UPDATE๐Ÿ“ฃ World Health Organization (WHO) declares #mpox a public health emergency of international concern This topic is FREE to access Click the link for more information bit.ly/3kU6aBC #FOAMEd

๐Ÿ“ฃIMPORTANT UPDATE๐Ÿ“ฃ
<a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> declares #mpox a public health emergency of international concern
This topic is FREE to access
Click the link for more information bit.ly/3kU6aBC
#FOAMEd
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#WhatDiagnosis? A 23yo woman presents with 2 days of sharp intermittent right lower quadrant abdominal pain, nonradiating, exacerbated with movement, progressively worsening, & not associated with any GI symptoms. Her last menstrual period was 8 weeks ago bit.ly/3llt3hI

#WhatDiagnosis? A 23yo woman presents with 2 days of sharp intermittent right lower quadrant abdominal pain, nonradiating, exacerbated with movement, progressively worsening, &amp; not associated with any GI symptoms. Her last menstrual period was 8 weeks ago bit.ly/3llt3hI
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Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡ A man is involved in a vehicle accident. The impact was head-on with significant intrusion of the engine block. In A&E, the patient is noted to have contusions along his anterior chest wall and is tender to palpation. bit.ly/4dM4P9G

Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡

A man is involved in a vehicle accident. The impact was head-on with significant intrusion of the engine block. In A&amp;E, the patient is noted to have contusions along his anterior chest wall and is tender to palpation. 
bit.ly/4dM4P9G
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Family history of ovarian cancer? In the US, the estimated lifetime risk of developing #ovariancancer is ~1. With one 1st-degree relative affected, the risk is 5%. This increases to 7% with 2 affected 1st-degree relatives. bit.ly/3vVNPdY

Family history of ovarian cancer?

In the US, the estimated lifetime risk of developing #ovariancancer is ~1. With one 1st-degree relative affected, the risk is 5%. This increases to 7% with 2 affected 1st-degree relatives.

bit.ly/3vVNPdY
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NEW PODCAST๐ŸŽง Type 2 diabetes is common, accounting for over 90% of all diabetes and has a prevalence of 8.5% in the US. Complications vary from blindness to amputation to chronic kidney disease. Gregg Simonson gives us more details in this interview ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/4e1nNZY

NEW PODCAST๐ŸŽง 
Type 2 diabetes is common, accounting for over 90% of all diabetes and has a prevalence of 8.5% in the US. Complications vary from blindness to amputation to chronic kidney disease.

Gregg Simonson gives us more details in this interview ๐Ÿ‘‡
bit.ly/4e1nNZY
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#WhatDiagnosis? 59yo married man describes urinary frequency, urgency, and dysuria. He denies haematuria or penile discharge, but has nocturia most nights. His past medical history includes benign prostatic hyperplasia. bit.ly/3MspuE2 #UAM24 #MensHealth TheUrologyFoundation

#WhatDiagnosis? 59yo married man describes urinary frequency, urgency, and dysuria. He denies haematuria or penile discharge, but has nocturia most nights. His past medical history includes benign prostatic hyperplasia.

bit.ly/3MspuE2

#UAM24 #MensHealth <a href="/TUF_tweets/">TheUrologyFoundation</a>
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A man is involved in a vehicle accident. The impact was head-on with significant intrusion of the engine block. In A&E, the patient is noted to have contusions along his anterior chest wall and is tender to palpation. Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/4dM4P9G

A man is involved in a vehicle accident. The impact was head-on with significant intrusion of the engine block. In A&amp;E, the patient is noted to have contusions along his anterior chest wall and is tender to palpation. 

Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡
bit.ly/4dM4P9G
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Did you know that #AdultOnsetStillsDisease (#AOSD) is a multi-system autoinflammatory disorder affecting young adults? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ #StillsDiseaseAwarenessDay is Saturday! Join us in helping raise awareness for AOSD, and learn more about it at ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/48oqe5O International Foundation for AiArthritis

Did you know that #AdultOnsetStillsDisease (#AOSD) is a multi-system autoinflammatory disorder affecting young adults? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ  
#StillsDiseaseAwarenessDay is Saturday! Join us in helping raise awareness for AOSD, and learn more about it at ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/48oqe5O <a href="/IFAiArthritis/">International Foundation for AiArthritis</a>
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#Obsessivecompulsivedisorder is a mental health disorder characterised by time consuming and persistent obsessions and/or compulsions ๐Ÿ˜ซ World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that #OCD is a top cause of illness-related disability for people aged 15 to 44. Learn more at ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/3TbeFKl

#Obsessivecompulsivedisorder is a mental health disorder characterised by time consuming and persistent obsessions and/or compulsions ๐Ÿ˜ซ
<a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> estimate that #OCD is a top cause of illness-related disability for people aged 15 to 44. Learn more at ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/3TbeFKl
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#WhatDiagnosis? 23 y.o woman is brought to a medical tent after collapsing during a road race. The temp was 37ยฐC, with 90% humidity. The woman had travelled to take part in the race from her home, which was much cooler. She was hypotensive and tachycardic. bit.ly/3IVafkt

#WhatDiagnosis? 23 y.o woman is brought to a medical tent after collapsing during a road race. The temp was 37ยฐC, with 90% humidity. The woman had travelled to take part in the race from her home, which was much cooler. She was hypotensive and tachycardic. bit.ly/3IVafkt
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Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡ A 45-year-old man presents with acute onset of pain and redness of the skin of his lower leg. Low-grade fever is present and the pretibial area is red, swollen, and tender. bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3โ€ฆ

Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡

A 45-year-old man presents with acute onset of pain and redness of the skin of his lower leg. Low-grade fever is present and the pretibial area is red, swollen, and tender.

bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3โ€ฆ
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Management of #FASD requires recognition of alcohol-exposed children, diagnosis, and full clinical and psychological assessment. Interventions are individualised to the child's specific strengths and vulnerabilities. #FetalAlcoholAwarenessDay bit.ly/3R5Wg1i

Management of #FASD requires recognition of alcohol-exposed children, diagnosis, and full clinical and psychological assessment. 
Interventions are individualised to the child's specific strengths and vulnerabilities.
#FetalAlcoholAwarenessDay
bit.ly/3R5Wg1i
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To facilitate the disclosure of potentially painful or distressing thoughts &feelings, it is vital to gain the personโ€™s trust. The most effective way to do this is through a compassionate &therapeutic interaction bit.ly/4cWBCHV #WorldSuicidePreventionDay International Association for Suicide Prevention World Health Organization (WHO)

To facilitate the disclosure of potentially painful or distressing thoughts &amp;feelings, it is vital to gain the personโ€™s trust. The most effective way to do this is through a compassionate &amp;therapeutic interaction bit.ly/4cWBCHV
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
<a href="/IASPinfo/">International Association for Suicide Prevention</a> 
<a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>
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NEW PODCAST๐ŸŽง Chronic cough is common. And from 10% to 70% of patients with chronic cough may have upper airway cough syndrome. Professor Fan Chung Imperial College London, gives us more details on how we can diagnose and manage the condition correctly ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/3zrYRvP

NEW PODCAST๐ŸŽง 
Chronic cough is common. And from 10% to 70% of patients with chronic cough may have upper airway cough syndrome. 

Professor Fan Chung <a href="/imperialcollege/">Imperial College London</a>, gives us more details on how we can diagnose and manage the condition correctly ๐Ÿ‘‡ 
bit.ly/3zrYRvP
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#ThinkSEPSIS โš ๏ธ In any patient in whom sepsis is a possibility, use a systematic process to check vital observations and assess and record the risk of deterioration โš ๏ธ NEWS2 is the most widely used early warning score in the UK bit.ly/47jye8Y #WorldSepsisDay

#ThinkSEPSIS
โš ๏ธ In any patient in whom sepsis is a possibility, use a systematic process to check vital observations and assess and record the risk of deterioration
โš ๏ธ NEWS2 is the most widely used early warning score in the UK
bit.ly/47jye8Y
#WorldSepsisDay
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A 45-year-old man presents with acute onset of pain and redness of the skin of his lower leg. Low-grade fever is present and the pretibial area is red, swollen, and tender. Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/4d2BSoP

A 45-year-old man presents with acute onset of pain and redness of the skin of his lower leg. Low-grade fever is present and the pretibial area is red, swollen, and tender.

Diagnose this patient ๐Ÿ‘‡
bit.ly/4d2BSoP
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#WhatDiagnosis? A 20 yo man presents with worsening SOB and cough that did not respond to a course of antibiotics. On examination you note a painless right neck lump, which he has thinks has been there for several months ๐Ÿ”— Click link for the answer bit.ly/3QGFEZT

#WhatDiagnosis? A 20 yo man presents with worsening SOB and cough that did not respond to a course of antibiotics. On examination you note a painless right neck lump, which he has thinks has been there for several months 
๐Ÿ”— Click link for the answer bit.ly/3QGFEZT
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๐ŸŒŸ It's #BalanceAwarenessWeek! ๐ŸŒŸ There are multiple causes of balance disorders, from those effecting the vestibular system to the brainstem. This week is all about raising awareness of these often-invisible conditions ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’™ Learn more: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/7โ€ฆ

๐ŸŒŸ It's #BalanceAwarenessWeek! ๐ŸŒŸ

There are multiple causes of balance disorders, from those effecting the vestibular system to the brainstem. This week is all about raising awareness of these often-invisible conditions ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’™ 

Learn more: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/7โ€ฆ