This infographic is based on AUA guidelines for evaluation and treatment of patients with BPH/LUTS.

Evidence based asthma diagnosis and management strategies released by GINA 2024 are presented in this infographic.

In research involving overweight or obese Asian pregnant women, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in early pregnancy significantly outperformed traditional risk models in predicting gestational diabetes mellitus (AUC 0.953 vs 0.722) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. These novel CGM metrics were also effective in identifying risk factors for primary cesarean sections and large-for-gestational-age infants.

A new prognostic model developed from a cohort of 458 adults with idiopathic sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) has shown promise in aiding treatment decisions. Researchers identified 5 key predictors of complete hearing recovery: early steroid treatment (<7days) (OR 5.23), lower initial hearing loss severity (OR 0.19), absence of vertigo (OR 0.56), younger age (OR 0.64 per year), & a history of CVD (OR ...

A new study challenged the effectiveness of patch testing (PT) with cotrimoxazole (CTX) for diagnosing CTX-induced non-immediate cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR). Despite CTX being the sole suspect in 37.5% of the included cases, the study found no significant positive reactions to CTX in standard or custom preparations. PT may lack the sensitivity needed for an accurate diagnosis of CTX-induced CADR.

In a sweeping global study, 31.9% of hospitalized cirrhosis patients had infections at admission. Common infections included spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, pneumonia, and UTIs, with Gram-negative bacteria being predominant. Patients with infections faced a markedly higher risk of in-hospital death, with factors such as older age, female gender, and a higher MELD-Na score contributing to poorer outcomes.