Primary care clinicians are often the most accessible to patients and play a crucial role in the early detection and ...

Mania should be included in the differential diagnosis of elderly patients with relatively acute onset of confusion and agitation. The diagnostic evaluation should first include a complete ...

Recently, we have seen 2 patients with chronic arsenic intoxication that was difficult to recognize clinically and took the form of unusual, serious hematologic abnormalities. This stimulated us ...

Adrenal incidentalomas, mostly adrenal adenomas, affect 3%–10% of the global population. Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare, with an incidence of 0.7–2 cases per million. Adrenocortical oncocytic ...

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Cold sweats are sudden sweating episodes unrelated to heat or exertion. Cold sweats make you feel flushed yet chilly and may also cause moist, clammy skin and goosebumps. While usually not a cause for ...

The prevalence of delirium upon resident admission to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) fell after the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act was passed in 2014. Still ...

Five women in the 20-25 age group went into a state of delirium after delivering babies through C-section in a government hospital in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, a health official said on Saturday.

It is theoretically possible to diagnose various other psychotic conditions in adolescence, such as delusional disorder. However, with the exception of psychotic disorder not otherwise specified ...

Dementia is a syndrome resulting in cognitive function deteriorating more quickly than it normally would in the ageing process. Although it is sometimes diagnosed when people are aged <65 years, the ...