Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Help your patient “get” what you just said: A health literacy guide
These simple strategies can help patients with limited health literacy grasp—and retain—vital information about chronic conditions, medications,...
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Applied Evidence
Not just a sprain: 4 foot and ankle injuries you may be missing
Sprained ankle is common—and commonly overdiagnosed by clinicians who fail to consider these subtle fractures and tendon injuries. Here are 4 to...
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Applied Evidence
Thyroid nodules: When is an aggressive evaluation warranted?
Relatively few nodules require therapeutic intervention. A prudent selection of laboratory and imaging studies using this algorithm will yield a...
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Applied Evidence
How to recognize a patient who’s high on “bath salts”
Forget about a routine drug screen; it won’t help. Here’s how these patients will present and how best to care for them.
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Applied Evidence
Torture survivors: What to ask, how to document
These immigrants are as numerous as patients with Parkinson’s disease, but they are unlikely to be forthcoming about their past. Here’s how to...
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Do antibiotics shorten symptoms in patients with purulent nasal discharge?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: NO. For most patients with purulent nasal discharge, antibiotics don’t decrease symptom duration; they do increase adverse...
Commentary
Medical Verdicts
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Unsightly rash on shin
What started as a few small red spots was now an 8 × 6 cm well-demarcated red-brown plaque on the patient’s shin. Was it linked to her diabetes?...
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Photo Rounds
Body rash
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Photo Rounds
Necrosis on arm
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Photo Rounds
Ulcerations on lip
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Photo Rounds
Dark patches on back of knees
PURLs
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PURLs
What’s best for IBS?
A meta-analysis confirms the usefulness of antispasmodics and antidepressants for irritable bowel syndrome, but finds bulking agents to be of...
Supplements
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Medical Education Library
The benefits of interdisciplinary pain management
Studies show equal or better clinical outcomes compared with standard treatments, low risk, and reduced costs of care.
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Medical Education Library
Men, women, and migraine: The role of sex, hormones, obesity, and PTSD
Links between migraine and certain comorbidities suggest new approaches to patient education, screening, and treatment.
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Medical Education Library
Chronic Pain Perspectives - April 2012