Jaividhya Dasarathy, MD, FAAFP

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PSA cancer screening: A case for shared decision-making

Author:: Jaividhya Dasarathy, MD, FAAFP; Rajesh Rajesh, MD

Whether to screen for prostate cancer using PSA testing is a difficult decision for many men. Here’s the information you need to help them make an...

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Our patient at ... birth

Hyperextension of the bilateral knees in a 1-day-old neonate • no knee fractures or dislocation on x-ray • Dx?

Author:: Jaividhya Dasarathy, MD, FAAFP; Adefunke Adedipe, MD, MPH; Aaron Hawke, BS

► Hyperextension of the bilateral knees
► No knee fractures or dislocation on x-ray
► Normal prenatal ultrasounds and lab screenings

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Alcohol use disorder: How best to screen and intervene

Alcohol use disorder: How best to screen and intervene

Author:: Jaividhya Dasarathy, MD, FAAFP; Juan Young, MD; Aarti Chhatlani, MD; Michael Raddock, MD; Rajesh Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA

The USPSTF recommends the AUDIT, the AUDIT-C, or the single-question NIAAA screen. The CAGE screening tool has low sensitivity at lower levels of...

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: What’s in our arsenal?

Author:: Jaividhya Dasarathy, MD, FAAFP; Sanath Allampati, MD; Christine Alexander, MD; Arthur McCullough, MD

Lifestyle changes and metabolic syndrome management are the best interventions for NAFLD. Less clear is which agents to use for liver-directed...

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