Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Should you evaluate for CAD in seniors with premature ventricular contractions?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Current guidelines suggest evaluating patients with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and associated risk...
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Clinical Inquiries
Which drugs are safest for moderate to severe depression in adolescents?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to be the safest, given current data.
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Clinical Inquiries
What could be behind your elderly patient’s subjective memory complaints?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Depression, anxiety, and dementia, as well as older age, female gender, lower education level, and decreased physical...
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Clinical Inquiries
Is training patients in self-examination an effective way to screen for melanoma?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No, it’s not. No studies demonstrate that training patients to examine their skin decreases mortality from melanoma in the...
Commentary
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Commentary
Image of family medicine— not yet picture-perfect
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: I am not a “provider”
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: Uninsured, and everyone else
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: Plug into medical students’ altruism
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: I would pick family medicine again
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: Invest in recruiting, access to care
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: Let’s embrace our “old GP” legacy
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Commentary
“Strong Medicine for America” elicits strong opinions: Why criticize the AAFP?
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
A disfigured foot with ulcer
Our patient had double trouble: An abnormally shaped foot and a large wound on the plantar surface.
PURLs
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PURLs
Hypertension with metabolic syndrome: Think thiazides are old hat? ALLHAT says think again
Outcomes support chlorthalidone despite its metabolic profile.