Delaware medical journal
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Delaware medical journal · Aug 2013
ReviewHIPAA compliance deadline approaching: five steps to ensure you are ready.
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Delaware medical journal · Apr 2005
Review Comparative StudyMedical progress and the advances of biomedicine: a 50-year overview.
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Choking episodes and foreign body aspiration can be life threatening or result in significant morbidity. Choking continues to be a direct cause of death among children, most commonly occurring between the ages of one and four years. Various strategies have been used to decrease choking risks and prevent adverse outcomes. ⋯ Although education has been partially successful, primary care physicians can play a critical role in increasing education efforts during each well child office visit through anticipatory guidance of choking risks. Management of a choking child often involves collaborative efforts from the primary care physician, emergency room physician, otolaryngologist, pulmonologist, and radiologist. The purpose of this brief review is to provide an overview of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of choking and foreign body aspiration in children and to highlight important aspects of prevention and patient education.
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Coughing is a healthy reflex. Causes of a cough can vary from minor upper respiratory illnesses to malignancy. ⋯ Primary care providers must decide when reassessment is needed and if a vigorous workup and referral to a pulmonologist are required. The above discussion should assist these physicians.