Pain
Applied Evidence
Sarcoidosis: An FP’s primer on an enigmatic disease
Management includes ruling out alternate diagnoses, identifying occult/overt organ involvement, determining treatment, and recognizing worrisome...
Commentary
A thoughtful approach to drug screening and addiction
Use of cheap street fentanyl, rather than prescription drugs, accounts for nearly all of the increase in opioid overdose deaths.
Photo Rounds
Painful thickened breast lesion
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA warning letters target OTC cannabidiol product claims for pain relief
The FDA sent warning letters to two manufacturers for illegal marketing of drugs containing cannabidiol (CBD) and a failure to comply with current...
From the Journals
Cannabinoids may pose death risk for older patients with COPD
All-cause mortality significantly increased in COPD patients aged 66 years and older after starting nabilone or dronabinol.
Commentary
ERRATUM
In the January 2019 article “Migraine: Expanding our Tx arsenal” (J Fam Pract. 2019;68:10-14,16-24), Table 2: Establishing the...
Case Reports
14-year-old girl • history of bullying • lack of social support • multiple linear scars on breasts • Dx?
► History of bullying
► Lack of social support
► Multiple linear scars on breasts
Applied Evidence
Conservative or surgical management for that shoulder dislocation?
A number of factors—including patient age and risk for recurrence—influence treatment choices. Here’s a closer look at what to consider.
Applied Evidence
Functional neurological disorder: A practical guide to an elusive Dx
The complexity of this disorder poses a clinical challenge like few others.
From the Journals
How to convince patients muscle pain isn’t a statin Achilles heel: StatinWISE
The strategy seemed to work in this trial: two-thirds of patients who previously rejected statins, perceiving them as the cause of muscle pain,...