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Gonorrhea

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - March 15, 2012, Volume 85, Number 6
Número: 2881 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:43

Gonorrhea is caused by infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In men, uncomplicated urethritis is the most common manifestation, whereas in women, less than one-half of cases produce symptoms (such as vaginal discharge and dyspareunia).

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Dysmenorrhea

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - February 15, 2012, Volume 85, Number 4
Número: 2880 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:41

Dysmenorrhea may begin soon after menarche, where it often improves with age, or it may originate later in life after the onset of an underlying causative condition. Dysmenorrhea is very common, and it may be severe enough to interfere with daily activities in up to 20 percent of women.

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Cervical Cancer

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - June 15, 2012, Volume 85, Number 12
Número: 2879 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:39

Worldwide, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women.

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Neonatal Jaundice

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - April 15, 2012, Volume 85, Number 8
Número: 2878 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:37

About 50 percent of term and 80 percent of preterm newborns develop jaundice, which usually appears two to four days after birth, and resolves spontaneously after one to two weeks.

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Opioid Dependence

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - September 15, 2012, Volume 86, Number 6
Número: 2877 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:36

Dependence on opioids is a multifactorial condition involving genetic and psychosocial factors. There are three stages to treating opioid dependence. Stabilization is usually by opioid substitution treatments, and aims to ensure that the drug use becomes independent of mental state (such as craving and mood) and circumstances (such as finance and physical location). The next stage is to withdraw (detox) from opioids. The final stage is relapse prevention.

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - August 15, 2012, Volume 86, Number 4
Número: 2876 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:32

Symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may affect up to 30 percent of men in their early 70s, causing urinary symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction. Symptoms can improve without treatment, but the usual course is a slow progression of symptoms, with acute urinary retention occurring in 1 to 2 percent of men with BPH per year.

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Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - October 15, 2012, Volume 86, Number 8
Número: 2875 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:30

Atrial fibrillation is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterized by the presence of uncoordinated atrial activation and deteriorating atrial mechanical function. Risk factors for atrial fibrillation include increasing age, male sex, coexisting cardiac disease, thyroid disease, febrile illness, electrolyte imbalance, cancer, and acute infections.

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Depression in Children and Adolescents

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - December 15, 2012, Volume 86, Number 12
Número: 2874 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:28

Depression may have a more insidious onset in children and adolescents than in adults, with irritability a more prominent feature than sadness. Depression may affect 2 percent of children and 4 to 8 percent of adolescents, with a peak incidence around puberty.

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Heart Failure

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - July 15, 2012, Volume 86, Number 2
Número: 2873 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:26

Heart failure occurs in 3 to 4 percent of adults older than 65 years, usually as a consequence of coronary artery disease or hypertension, and causes breathlessness, effort intolerance, fluid retention, and increased mortality

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Influenza

Clinical Evidence Handbook
American Family Physician - November 15, 2012, Volume 86, Number 10
Número: 2872 / Publicado em 18/01/2015 - 18:22

Influenza viruses are constantly altering their antigenic structure, and every year the World Health Organization recommends which strains of influenza should be included in vaccines.

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