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BMJ Open
October 2024
Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus, Denmark
Objective: To investigate reasons for encounter in telephone triage contacts to an out-of-hours primary care service for which general practitioners (GPs) use video consultations (), overall and stratified for patient age and time of day.
Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire study among GPs doing telephone triage in an out-of-hours primary care service. The questionnaire was integrated into the electronic patient registration system, popping up after every third video contact.
Indian J Pharmacol
January 2024
Department Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Cureus
September 2023
Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Talc, a common adulterant in injectable opioids and filler in oral tablets, is frequently abused as crushed suspensions in injections. This review aims to recognize intradermal drug injection referred to colloquially as "skin popping" or "shooter's patch" as a cause of granulomatous disease and prevention of systemic complications from cutaneous cues.
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July 2023
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Introduction: Subcutaneous injection of illicit drugs, colloquially known as skin popping, is associated with skin and soft tissue infections of the upper extremity. Sequelae of these infections often present to hand surgeons in the late stages of disease, are associated with challenging clinical scenarios, and are a significant burden to both patients and providers. The authors present an illustrative case and review the literature regarding this growing phenomenon in upper extremity surgery.
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April 2023
Cardiovascular Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a diagnosis in which thorough evaluation must be performed and certain diagnostic criteria must be met. Thorough history and detailed physical examination can affect and guide the management of a patient from the very beginning. One of the main causes of endocarditis that physicians deal with in the hospital is intravenous drug abuse.
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