Routine blood tests may be indicated in the evaluation of patients with suspected serious compromise of vascular flow to an extremity. Complete blood cell (CBC) count, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a common condition that has the potential to cause loss of limb or even loss of life. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can manifest as insufficient tissue ...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive and persistent anxiety and worry about multiple events or activities that is difficult to control. The anxiety and worry occur more ...

Author: Nita V Bhatt, FAPA, MD, MPH; Chief Editor: David Bienenfeld, MD more ...

The examination should also assess for depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, psychosis, mania, cognitive impairment, and other findings that may suggest a comorbid or alternative psychiatric ...

The following organizations have released guidelines for the management of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Key diagnostic and treatment recommendations have been reviewed and integrated throughout ...

The differential diagnosis of acute lymphadenopathy is broad. A patient's medical history and review of systems is important in narrowing this differential. Assess the size, location, and character of ...

Colonic polyps are slow-growing overgrowths of the colonic mucosa that carry a small risk (< 1%) of becoming malignant. However, because colonic polyps are highly prevalent in the general population ...

Activated charcoal (AC) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) are used in the treatment of acetaminophen toxicity. Antiemetics are used to relieve nausea and vomiting, which can result from both acetaminophen ...

An acrochordon (commonly known as a skin tag and sometimes as a fibroepithelial polyp [FEP]) is a small, soft, common, benign, usually pedunculated neoplasm that is found particularly in persons who ...

The following organizations have released guidelines for the management of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Key diagnostic and treatment recommendations have been reviewed and integrated ...

Triple therapy Triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection consists of the following: Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (omeprazole 20 mg BID, lansoprazole 30 mg BID, esomeprazole 40 mg QD, ...