Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Determining suicide risk (Hint: A screen is not enough)
It takes more than an algorithm to accurately assess suicide risk. These tips will help you individualize your approach.
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Applied Evidence
Optimize your use of stress tests: A Q&A guide
How reliable are cardiac stress tests? Is preop stress testing worthwhile? Would a stress echo be a better option in some cases? Read on.
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Applied Evidence
Test your skills: A worsening rash
A 5-year-old boy has a rash on his legs and says it hurts to walk. What’s your diagnosis?
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Applied Evidence
When to consider osteopathic manipulation
Patients with low back pain, headache, and neck pain can benefit from this approach.
Original Research
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Original Research
A look at the long-term safety of an extended-regimen OC
This study reveals that adverse events after 4 years of continuous oral contraceptive use were similar to those observed during 1 year of use.
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
How should you manage children born to hepatitis C-positive women?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: FOR STARTERS, don’t be overly concerned with the mode of delivery; it doesn’t influence the rate of transmission of...
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Clinical Inquiries
Does hypercoagulopathy testing benefit patients with DVT?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: NO. There is no evidence to suggest that testing for hypercoagulopathy benefits most patients with deep venous thrombosis (...
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Clinical Inquiries
What is the best approach to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the elderly?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: A CANALITH REPOSITIONING MANEUVER (CRM), such as the Epley or Semont maneuver, should be the first-line treatment for...
Commentary
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Commentary
Playing God (part 2)
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Commentary
Got anxiety? Get moving!
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Commentary
Time to dispel the mitral valve/anxiety link
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Diffuse rash and cough in elderly woman with a UTI
Was there a link between our patient’s signs and symptoms and the medication she’d been taking for a urinary tract infection?
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
USPSTF recommendations you may have missed amid the breast cancer controversy
The USPSTF recommends aspirin for the prevention of stroke and heart attack for those at risk, and screening for major depression and childhood...
PURLs
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PURLs
PT or cervical collar for cervical radiculopathy?
Active treatment (physical therapy + home-based exercise) and passive treatment (cervical collar + rest) are equally effective at relieving acute...
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PURLs
Fracture pain relief for kids? Ibuprofen does it better
This OTC analgesic is as effective as acetaminophen with codeine and better tolerated, a new study of children with arm fractures shows.
Medical Verdicts
CME Supplements
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Special Issue on Diabetes