UAPs (UFOs)
I wouldn’t want to hazard a guess as to what the final outcome of the UFO investigation will be, but I am sure that within a few years there will be a proven answer - Edward Ruppelt
Ukraine Conflict
I can't believe this is happening in the 21st century. It's a nightmare - Zoya
Ukraine Refugees
They do not always know the final destination. They just want to go west - Andrey Kurkov
Ulcerative Colitis American Idol Hopeful Hospitalized
Casey Abrams typifies the increasing incidence of colitis and auto immune disorders in young people. Could it have anything to do with our modern way of living?
Ultra-Processed Food
To paint all processed food with the same brush of disdain is irrational and unfair. It has shaped who we are and we, in turn, must shape its evolution, directing it toward innovations that bring about the equitable distribution of safe, nutritious food, rather than driving profits of large corporations - Nicola Temple
Ultrasonography
Ultrasound is more than sound. Obstetricians use it to peer inside a woman's uterus and observe a growing baby. Surgeons use powerful beams of ultrasound to destroy cancer cells. Researchers fire ultrasound into materials to test their properties - AIP
Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Insertion
Ultrasound guided peripheral IVs are quickly becoming the standard of care for patients with difficult IV access - Marc Zosky DO
Ultrasound Techs
Ultrasound is never boring. We are detectives painting a picture that represents each person as an individual - The Ultrasound Blog
Umbilical Cord Prolapse
Cord prolapse is a true obstetric emergency due to resultant cord compression as the baby continues to descend through the birth canal, causing fetal hypoxia and bradycardia - Jillian Kiely MD
Umbilical Hernia
There is, however, a hernia that is easily apparent when examining the abdomen… and fortunately, rarely causes problems - Sean M. Fox
Umbilical Hernia Childhood
Most umbilical hernias resolve spontaneously, usually within the first year of life - Consultant 360
Umbilical Vein Catheterization
Note that there is no time for sterile gown or sterile gloves or need for drapes in the placement of an emergency UVC unlike the more controlled and sterile placement of non-emergent umbilical catheter - Bobbie J. Byrne MD
Unconscious
The research not only backs up the common advice to "sleep on it" when facing difficult choices, but it also suggests that the unconscious brain can actively reason as well as produce weird dreams and Freudian slips - Benedict Carey
Underactive Bladder
We are all familiar with overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome... Yet, there is an inverse condition that is also important but remains below the radar of most experts and the public - Minoru Miyazato MD PhD
Underage Drinking
By portraying alcohol as a forbidden fruit, the MLDA law actually makes drinking more attractive to the young. This observation is not only restricted to alcohol but other substances such as illegal drugs. However, the big difference is that access to alcohol, albeit regulated by law, is easier and more affordable than drugs - HWN
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Diving medicine, also called undersea medicine, is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of conditions caused by humans entering the undersea environment. It includes the effects on the body of pressure on gases, the diagnosis and treatment of conditions caused by marine hazards and how relationships of a diver's fitness to dive affect a diver's safety - WikiDoc
Undescended Testicles
Abnormal testicular descent is fairly common (30% among premature babies and 1-4% of full term babies). It a major risk factor for infertility later in life - Don't Cook Your Balls
Undocumented Immigrants
The impact of immigration on our public health is often overlooked. Although millions of visitors for tourism and business come every year, the foreign population of special concern is illegal residents, who come most often from countries with endemic health problems and less developed health care - Federation for American Immigration Reform
United States Preventive Services Task Force
Like it or not, someone other than your doctor is in the business of recommending your medical treatments - Aaron E. Carroll
Universal Health Coverage
Universal coverage, not medical technology, is the foundation of any caring health care system - Richard Lamm
Unnecessary Healthcare (Medical Excess)
Curing medical excess will not be easy. Harmful overtesting and overtreating is promoted and protected by the enormous economic and political power of the medical industrial complex - Allen Frances
Unrefined Sugars
So, while unrefined sweeteners are thought of as superior to refined ones, when we get into the nitty-gritty chemical side of it, they’re not much different. Chemically speaking, sugar is sugar - Charlotte Martin
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Finally, fats aficionados officially have license to eat “a lot” of the stuff, according to a new study–if the fats are of the healthy, unsaturated varieties, that is - Alice G. Walton
Unstable Angina
Unstable angina is typically defined as angina that is either worsening, occurs at rest or is new, coupled with either transient ST elevation (>1 mm and <20 minutes), ST depression (>0.5 mm) or TWI (>3 mm) in at least 2 contiguous leads OR in a patient with known CAD (as diagnosed by angiography or prior MI) - Charles Murchison
Unvaccinated Covid-19
Our biggest concern is that we are going to continue to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and, sadly, deaths among the unvaccinated - Rochelle Walensky MD
Upper GI Bleed
Acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding remains one of the most common encounters in emergency medicine - Zongyu John Chen
Upset Stomach
Everyone experiences digestive problems now and then, and they’re nobody’s idea of a good time - Stacey Colino
UpToDate
UpToDate is gradually becoming the universal textbook of medicine - Ves Dimov MD
Uremia (Uremic Syndrome)
This syndrome involves the impairment of several biochemical and physiological func-tions associated with deteriorating renal function. Symptoms are nonspecific and difficult to identify in early disease - Tran H. Tran PharmD
Uremic Encephalopathy
With the introduction of dialysis and renal transplantation, the incidence and severity of uremic encephalopathy have declined - Annemie Van Dijck
Urethral Catherization
Catheter-related infections begin in the ED and are avoidable if the tube is used only when necessary. - Richard Bukata MD
Urethritis
Urethritis is strongly associated with sexually transmitted infections, and is characterized as gonococcal or nongonococcal. The most common symptom of urethritis is urethral discharge - Ashley Young
Urgent care facilities
It's a sea change for an industry that for decades operated in far-flung office parks and medical buildings and often required patients to drive 20 or 30 minutes to get stitches or a flu shot - John Russell
URI
It is clear that there is no role for antibiotics in the management of simple upper respiratory infection and bronchitis. This statement is data-based, uncontroversial, and supported by every expert panel and management guideline - Miriam Rabkin
Urinary Cancer
One of the simplest things you can do to address the risk of urinary system cancer is increase the amount of water you drink each day - ShareCare
Urinary Catherization
Catheter-related infections begin in the ED and are avoidable if the tube is used only when necessary. - Richard Bukata MD
Urinary Catheters
For more than 3500 years, urinary catheters have been used to drain the bladder when it fails to empty. For people with impaired bladder function and for whom the method is feasible, clean intermittent self-catheterization is the optimal procedure - Roger C. L. Feneley
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence can be embarrassing and difficult to talk about. Maybe that’s why there are so many misconceptions today about bladder control challenge - Always Discreet
Urinary Pain (Dysuria)
Urination can be painful for several reasons, including infection, obstruction, or chronic inflammation. Both men and women can develop bacterial infections of the urine and or kidneys - ShareCare
Urinary Retention
There are many different causes for urinary retention, and much of your treatment will depend on the underlying cause - Regan Olsson
Urinary Tract Health
Ahhhhh, the urinary tract. We all have one. This vital system filters blood and eliminates unwanted waste and water as urine. It is comprised of multiple anatomical structures placed in a particular order: kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra - Dr, Dweck
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections are damn common—annoyingly common if you ask many women. And antibiotic resistant UTIs are on the rise...Beth Levine
Urination (Peeing)
Everybody pees...There are many mystifying aspects of urination — starting with what color your urine should be, how long you can safely hold it for, and if "breaking the seal" is a real thing - Joseph Stromberg
Urine (Pee)
Urine is an incredibly complex biofluid. We had no idea there could be so many different compounds going into our toilets - David Wishart
Urine Therapy (Urotherapy)
There is no scientific evidence of urine therapy's benefits, but adherents' sacred text – a mid-20th century book by John W Armstrong, called The Water of Life – claims that UT can cure every disease, except those caused by traumatism or structural disorders - Ralph Jones
UroGenital Health
It’s the invention of clothes, not nature, that made “private parts” private - Mokokoma Mokhonoana
UroLift
Keep in mind that most of the data about the success of UroLift... including reports from patients, come from their manufacturers - Jane E. Brody
Urologic Emergencies
Failure to recognize true urologic emergencies may result in renal failure, organ damage, or loss of sexual function - Beirut Arab University
Urologic Procedures
Emergency urologic conditions are relatively common, albeit rarely life threatening, there is often a need for prompt and expedient management in order to avert severe or permanent morbidities - Babatunde K. Hamza
Urologists
The next time you think about what you would do instead of becoming a doctor and especially a urologist, just stop and be thankful you chose urology - Neil H. Baum MD
Urticaria
Urticaria is an inflammatory skin disorder that affects up to 20% of the world population at some point during their life. It presents with wheals, angioedema or both due to activation and degranulation of skin mast cells and the release of histamine and other mediators. Most cases of urticaria are acute urticaria, which lasts ≤6 weeks and can be associated with infections or intake of drugs or foods - Pavel Kolkhir
Urticaria Multiforme
Because of the annular nature of the rash, a frequently antecedent infection, and its often dramatic presentation, the condition is commonly misdiagnosed as erythema multiforme or other more serious cutaneous conditions - Simon Kotlyar MD
US Preventive Services Task Force
Like it or not, someone other than your doctor is in the business of recommending your medical treatments - Aaron E. Carroll
Useless Surgeries
The existence of unnecessary surgery remains a daunting reality that continues to expose our patients to an unjustified surgical risk - Philip F. Stahel MD
Uterine Cancer
There is still a great deal of controversy over the use of HRT. However, if you are convinced that HRT is for you, then your best strategy is to sit down with your doctor or health care provider and review your personal situation
Uterine Prolapse
Although it is more common during pregnancy and childbirth, a uterine prolapse can occur in women of any age and stage of life. Women who are postmenopausal or have had multiple deliveries may be at a higher risk of developing a uterine prolapse - Lauren Ohayon
Uterine Rupture
The most common presenting symptom is sudden severe abdominal pain, which persists between contractions. The patient may also experience shoulder-tip pain (from diaphragmatic irritation) and/or vaginal bleeding - TeachMe ObGyn
Uterus Transplantation
If uterus transplants achieve the medical status of other solid organ transplants, it may provide an opportunity for women who otherwise would be unable to have a child of their own. If only it were not so complicated and expensive - John A. Robertson
UV Keratitis
Ultraviolet (UV) keratitis is known by various names, including photokeratitis, snow blindness, arc eye, and welder’s flash. These all represent the same pathology: corneal damage due to acute ultraviolet radiation exposure - EyeRounds.org
UV Radiation
UV radiation from the sun has always played important roles... and affects nearly all living organisms. UV radiation at different wavelengths differs in its effects, and we have to live with the harmful effects as well as the helpful ones - Jeannie Allen
Uveitis
The presentation of uveitis is variable based on the location of the pathology. Patients with more anterior symptoms will have a more impressive exam while patients with predominantly posterior symptoms may only present with vision loss - Tim Murphy
Uvulitis (Swollen Uvula)
Regardless of the cause of uvular swelling, the most important component of treatment is airway management - Gabby Ahlzadeh MD
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