Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Sep 1998
Comparative Study Clinical Trial[The ear thermometer; not a good replacement for the rectal thermometer].
To compare the measurements of body temperature with the tympanic infrared thermometer and the digital rectal thermometer. ⋯ The low sensitivity of the tympanic measurement to establish fever renders the tympanic infrared thermometer unsuitable for use as a fever thermometer.
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Sep 1998
Comparative Study[Migrants in family practice: their symptoms and diagnoses differ from the Dutch].
To determine to what extent Turks, Moroccans and Surinamese differ from the Dutch in health problems, while taking the impact of relevant background characteristics into account. ⋯ In some areas ethnic minorities have more health problems than Dutch patients who are comparable with them in background characteristics. This clearly suggests an 'ethnic' factor.
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Three women, aged 54, 69 and 73 years, respectively, developed diplopia together with ptosis of an upper eyelid during light exercise or fatigue or continuous; in one patient the diplopia was followed by headache and vomiting. The diagnoses made were 'intracranial aneurysm', 'myasthenia gravis' and 'temporal arteritis'. Diplopia may be a symptom of a disorder timely diagnosis and treatment of which may prevent serious consequences.
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In the Netherlands, the prevalence of overweight and obesity defined by Body Mass Indexes (BMI, weight in kg, divided by squared height in m) of 25-30 kg/m2 and > or = 30 kg/m2, respectively, is 30-40%. As to obesity, the prevalence of 7% in males and 11% in females is intermediate between the high prevalences in the USA and modernizing and industrializing developing countries and the low prevalences in China and Japan. However, the trend over the last decade is alarming. The Netherlands is amongst the highest together with the USA, UK and Germany; mainly males have an increased risk of obesity and youngsters and subjects with low education an increased risk of overweight.