Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Evaluation of shoulder pain
Commentary
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Commentary
My friend the witch doctor
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Commentary
Do all hospitals need cesarean delivery capability?
Original Research
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Original Research
Reading level of privacy policies on Internet health Web sites
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Original Research
Continuity and quality of care in type 2 diabetes
A Residency Research Network of South Texas study
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Original Research
Comparison of thin versus standard esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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Original Research
Should intrathecal narcotics be used as a sole labor analgesic? A prospective comparison of spinal opioids and epidural bupivacaine
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Original Research
If electronic medical records are so great, why aren’t family physicians using them?
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Original Research
Building research capacity in family medicine: Evaluation of the Grant Generating Project
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Original Research
Physician job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction, and physician turnover
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Does a low-salt diet reduce morbidity and mortality in congestive heart failure?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have addressed the independent role of sodium restriction in the morbidity or...
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Clinical Inquiries
How effective are nasal steroids combined with nonsedating antihistamines for seasonal allergic rhinitis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: For treating seasonal allergic rhinitis, inhaled nasal corticosteroids are superior to nonsedating antihistamines (Grade of...
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Clinical Inquiries
What environmental modifications improve pediatric asthma?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Reducing environmental tobacco smoke exposure decreases health care utilization among poor asthmatic children. Dust mite...
Q&A
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Q&A
ACE inhibitors prevent stroke in high-risk patients, independent of blood pressure-lowering effect
Bosch J, Yusuf S, Pogue J, et al. Use of ramipril in preventing stroke: double blinded randomized trial. BMJ 2002; 324:699–702.
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Q&A
Intravenous albuterol effective for acute severe asthma
Browne GJ, Trieu L, van Asperen P. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous salbutamol and nebulized ipratropium bromide...
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Q&A
Albuterol via metered-dose inhaler and nebulizer equivalent in adults
Newman KB, Milne S, Hamilton C, Hall K. A comparison of albuterol administered by metered-dose inhaler and spacer with albuterol by nebulizer in...
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Q&A
Utility of Factor V Leiden testing for idiopathic venous thromboembolism is unclear
Eckman MH, Singh SK, Erban JK, Kao G. Testing for Factor V Leiden in patients with pulmonary or venous thromboembolism: a cost-effective analysis...
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Q&A
Losartan more effective than atenolol in hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy
Dahlof B, Devereaux RB, Kjeldsen SE, et al. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the losartan intervention for endpoint reduction in...
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Q&A
Caution necessary when interpreting results of outpatient endometrial sampling
Clark TJ, Mann CH, Shah N, Khan KS, Song F, Gupta JK. Accuracy of outpatient endometrial biopsy in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer: a...
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Q&A
Hemoccult tests are insensitive for upper gastrointestinal cancer
Rasmussen M, Kronborg O. Upper gastrointestinal cancer in a population-based screening program with fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer...
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Q&A
Homeopathy ineffective for asthma
Lewith GT, Watkins AD, Hyland ME, et al. Use of ultramolecular potencies of allergen to treat asthmatic people allergic to house dust mite: Double...