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Here is how to reduce risk factors that can lead to pulmonary hypertension; play a pivotal role in diagnosis; and know when disease requires a referral.
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Hypertension, Pulmonary , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Hypertension, Pulmonary/drug therapy , Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology , Practice Guidelines as TopicABSTRACT
This review will help you troubleshoot everything from infections and foreign bodies to trauma and neoplasm.
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Ear Auricle/injuries , Ear Canal/injuries , Cerumen/drug effects , Ear/anatomy & histology , Ear/injuries , Ear Auricle/drug effects , Ear Canal/drug effects , Foreign Bodies/diagnostic imaging , Foreign Bodies/physiopathology , Humans , Otitis Externa/drug therapy , Otitis Externa/physiopathology , Wounds and Injuries/complications , Wounds and Injuries/physiopathologyABSTRACT
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly being used in Western countries despite the lack of conclusive research studies. Several CAM modalities have only shown variable therapeutic efficacy in infectious disease management. Clinicians should be familiar with these therapies in order to advise patients about alternative therapeutic options when treating infections.
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Complementary Therapies , Infections/drug therapy , Biological Products/therapeutic use , Complementary Therapies/methods , Humans , Materia Medica/therapeutic useSubject(s)
Anticoagulants/adverse effects , Atrial Fibrillation/drug therapy , Hemorrhage/epidemiology , Stroke/prevention & control , Age Factors , Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology , Anemia/epidemiology , Aspirin/therapeutic use , Atrial Fibrillation/complications , Decision Support Techniques , Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Humans , Hypertension/epidemiology , International Normalized Ratio , Kidney Diseases/epidemiology , Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Risk Assessment , Stroke/etiologyABSTRACT
This article explains the proposed pathophysiology, evidence of efficacy, and adverse effects of several complementary and alternative medicine modalities, for the treatment of allergic conditions, such as traditional Chinese medicine formula, herbal treatments, acupuncture, and homeopathy.