Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Principles to make a spiritual assessment work in your practice
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Applied Evidence
Is religious devotion relevant to the doctor-patient relationship?
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Applied Evidence
Allowing spirituality into the healing process
Commentary
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
How should we manage newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation?
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Practice Alert
Mad Cow disease: Dealing sensibly with a new concern
Original Research
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Severe rash after dermatitis
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
What is the best approach for managing recurrent bacterial vaginosis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The best way to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis is to treat the initial episode with the most effective regimen....
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Clinical Inquiries
Should we screen women for hypothyroidism?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Though evidence is insufficient to recommend screening all women for hypothyroidism, women aged >50 years are at...
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Clinical Inquiries
When should patients with stroke receive thrombolytics?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Thrombolytic therapy should be limited to patients with acute ischemic stroke who meet strict inclusion and exclusion...
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Clinical Inquiries
Is methylphenidate useful for treating adolescents with ADHD?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is effective in the short-term treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (...
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Clinical Inquiries
Does yoga speed healing for patients with low back pain?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The use of yoga is consistent with recommendations for activity, as tolerated, for patients with low back pain. Literature...
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Clinical Inquiries
Do inhaled beta-agonists control cough in URIs or acute bronchitis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Patients who receive inhaled beta-agonists for cough due to acute upper respiratory infections (URI) are just as likely to...
Q&A
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Q&A
Effective and ineffective interventions for infant colic
CLINICAL QUESTION: What interventions are effective in the treatment of infantile colic?STUDY DESIGN: Systematic reviewSETTING: Various (meta-...
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Q&A
Steroid injections effective for knee osteoarthritis
CLINICAL QUESTION: Are intra-articular corticosteroids effective for symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee?STUDY DESIGN: Meta-analysis (...
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Q&A
Peak expiratory flow rate does not predict asthma exacerbations
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does measuring peak expiratory flow rate predict asthma exacerbations?STUDY DESIGN: Nonrandomized controlled trialSETTING:...
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Q&A
Open hernia repair better than laparoscopic
CLINICAL QUESTION: Is an open or laparoscopic approach better for inguinal hernia repair?STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial (nonblinded)...
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Q&A
Petroleum jelly does not reduce recurrent pediatric epistaxis
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does petroleum jelly reduce the likelihood that epistaxis will recur in children?STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial (...