In a person with normal intestinal anatomy, blood alcohol content (BAC) and alcohol metabolism are a function of three things.

A brain contusion on the same side of the head as the surface impact site (abrasions and lacerations) is referred to as a coup contusion. 

The DSM-5 includes three different anxiety disorders: in children, they typically cluster, making it difficult to separate one from another.

The DSM-5 has specific criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for children six years and younger.

The small intestine absorbs nutrients and some water from digested food. The vast majority of food absorption happens in the small intestine.

Anxiety and depressive disorders are among the most common psychiatric illnesses; they are highly comorbid with each other, tending to occur at the same time for individual patients.

Approximately 17.3 million Americans (7.1% of the population) are diagnosed with depression.

Obesity as a medical diagnosis is defined in relation to body mass index (BMI). BMI is a relationship between a person’s height and weight.

GERD is one of the most common conditions diagnosed in the United States.

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department triage algorithm that provides a clinical stratification of patients…