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Managing menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors
What types of menopausal symptoms are breast cancer survivors faced with, and following breast cancer, what treatments should clinicians...
Primary Care Medical Abstracts
Abstract: Effect of Oral Prednisolone on Symptom Duration and Severity in Nonasthmatic Adults With Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Although symptoms and underlying bronchial hyperresponsiveness are similar in asthma and acute lower respiratory tract infection, guidelines do...
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Abstract: Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes
The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed that a systolic blood pressure (SBP) target lower than 120mm Hg (intensive...
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Abstract: Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography vs Functional Stress Testing for Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is more accurate than functional stress testing for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, but...
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Abstract: Collaborative Care for Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care: The SUMMIT Randomized Clinical Trial
Collaborative care has been reported to be an effective strategy for the delivery of evidence-based treatments and improving patient outcomes, but...
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Abstract: Don't demonise prescription opioids
The author, a biomedical journalist from Washington, DC, explains how a zero-tolerance policy to opioid prescribing will impede the delivery of...
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Abstract: The Opioid Crisis and the Need for Compassion in Pain Management
The author, from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, comments on the unintended consequences of restricting opioid prescribing.
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Abstract: Electrocardiograms in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing an Annual Health Examination
Both the USPSTF and the Choosing Wisely campaign recommend against routine ECG screening in low-risk patients. A routine ECG at the time of an...
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Abstract: A Test in Context: Lipid Profile, Fasting Versus Nonfasting
This Danish author reviews the impact of a fasting versus nonfasting state on lipid profile testing.
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Abstract: Please don't give hormone therapy a D recommendation or state that "harms far outweigh benefits for prevention of chronic disease"
The authors, writing for the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), protest the recent guideline recommendations regarding postmenopausal...