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Aneuploidy Screening: Newer Noninvasive Test Gains Traction
- Author:
- Sarah Nickolich, MD
- Narges Farahi, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
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Aneuploidy screening: Newer noninvasive test gains traction
- Author:
- Sarah Nickolich, MD
- Narges Farahi, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
Favorable results from the 2 studies reviewed here have prompted ACOG to recommend that cell-free DNA screening be discussed with all pregnant...
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Sterile or Nonsterile Gloves for Minor Skin Excisions?
- Author:
- Ashley Rietz, MD
- Amir Barzin, DO, MS
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
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Sterile or non-sterile gloves for minor skin excisions?
- Author:
- Ashley Rietz, MD
- Amir Barzin, DO, MS
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
Non-sterile gloves are just as effective as sterile gloves in preventing surgical site infection after minor skin surgeries.
Article
Prolotherapy: A nontraditional approach to knee osteoarthritis
- Author:
- Andrew H. Slattengren, DO
- Trent Christensen, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
- Kohar Jones, MD
Dextrose injections into the knee can reduce pain and improve a patient’s quality of life.
Article
Suspect Carpal Tunnel? Try This
- Author:
- Sonia Oyola, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Goutham Rao, MD
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Suspect carpal tunnel? Try this
- Author:
- Sonia Oyola, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Goutham Rao, MD
An easy-to-administer modification of the traditional Phalen’s test for carpal tunnel syndrome increases the value of this diagnostic tool.
Article
Offer this contraceptive to breastfeeding new moms
- Author:
- James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Mari Egan, MD
Early insertion of the etonogestrel implant does not affect lactogenesis, and fosters contraceptive compliance.
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PSA testing: When it’s useful, when it’s not
- Author:
- Susan Slatkoff, MD
- Stephen Gamboa, MD, MPH
- Adam J. Zolotor, MD, MPH
- Anne L. Mounsey, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
Routine PSA testing leads to more diagnoses of prostate cancer, but does not save lives. At least one group of men, however, may reap a small...
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Help for recurrent bacterial vaginosis
- Author:
- Kohar Jones, MD
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH
Suggest that women who are plagued by recurrent episodes of BV try vaginal probiotic capsules.
Article
A-fib and rate control: Don’t go too low
- Author:
- Kristen Deane, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
- James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH
For patients with atrial fibrillation, more relaxed heart rate control is as effective as stricter control—with fewer adverse effects.
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When is it safe to forego a CT in kids with head trauma?
- Author:
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Gail Patrick, MD, MPP
New clinical prediction rules make it easier to identify children at low risk of serious brain injury—and reduce the reliance on CT scanning.