Children are often undertreated for pain

Postoperative pain--underestimated and undertreated.

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Psychiatric disorders in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome are prevalent but undertreated.

BACKGROUND Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a common genetic disorder with high rates of psychosis and other psychopathologies, but few studies discuss treatment. Our aim was to characterize the prevalence and treatment of major psychiatric illnesses in a well-characterized sample of individuals with 22q11DS. METHOD This was a cross-sectional study of 112 individuals aged 8 t...

Are patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction undertreated?

BACKGROUND The worse prognosis in patients without ST-elevation (non-STEMI) as compared to ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), may be due to treatment differences. We aimed to evaluate the differences in characteristics, treatment and outcome in patients with non-STEMI versus STEMI in an unselected patient population. METHODS Individual patient data from all patients in our hospital w...

Baastrup’s Disease: An Often Missed Etiology for Back Pain

Baastrup's disease is a relatively common disorder of the vertebral column, characterized by low back pain arising from the close approximation of adjacent posterior spinous processes and resultant degenerative changes, most commonly at L4-L5. Though fairly common, Baastrup's disease is overwhelmingly underdiagnosed and often missed due to a lack of knowledge and/or improper diagnostic techniqu...