Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

Does withholding an ACE inhibitor or ARB before surgery improve outcomes?

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: A guarded yes, because the evidence of benefit is from observational studies and applies to noncardiac surgery. Withholding...

Author:: Joyce C. Hollander-Rodriguez, MD; Holly L. Montjoy, MD; Brynn Smedra, MD, MS; JP Prouty, MD; Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It is unclear. Pseudoephedrine causes an average increase of 1.2 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure (BP) in...

Author:: Stephen T. Yip, DO; Robyn Liu, MD, MPH; Thomas Warrington, MD; Charles W. Webb, DO, CAQSM; Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Oral and intravenous (IV) acyclovir each shorten the duration of pain for a first primary outbreak of herpes by about 50%;...

Author:: Elizabeth Steiner, MD; David Klubert, MD; Meg Hayes, MD; Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No. Studies show no evidence that reducing dietary fat decreases a woman’s risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer...

Author:: Michelle R. Adler, MD, MPH; Abbas Hyderi, MD, MPH; Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Non-supine sleep position and parental tobacco use are known risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Recent...

Author:: Frances E. Biagioli, MD; Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil; Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Screen all women of childbearing age, including adolescents, for rubella susceptibility (strength of recommendation [SOR]:...

Author:: Frances E. Biagioli, MD; Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil; Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: There is adequate evidence for screening neonates for hemoglobinopathies, congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria (...