The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Observational Study
Diagnoses after newly recorded abdominal pain in primary care: observational cohort study.
Non-acute abdominal pain in primary care is diagnostically challenging. ⋯ Although abdominal pain commonly remains unexplained, non-malignant diagnosis are more likely than cancer.
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Antibiotics are overused in patients with acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) as it is difficult to identify those who benefit from antibiotic treatment. ⋯ Simple prediction models for CT-confirmed ARS and culture-confirmed ABRS can be useful to safely reduce antibiotic use in adults with ARS in high-prescribing countries.