Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
A survivor’s guide for primary care physicians
Building office relationships and interacting with the “local landscape” are the keys to resiliency. Here’s how to do both.
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Applied Evidence
Concussion care: Simple strategies, big payoffs
Address persistent symptoms, avoid unnecessary tests, and prevent premature return to usual activities.
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Applied Evidence
Restless legs syndrome: Diagnostic time-savers, Tx tips
These 4 criteria can help speed the diagnosis. A handy algorithm can facilitate your treatment approach.
Original Research
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Original Research
What’s growing on your stethoscope? (And what you can do about it)
Alcohol-based foam can do double duty, cleansing hands and stethoscope heads with a single scrub.
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Are overweight children more likely to be overweight adults?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Overweight at any age in childhood increases the risk for overweight in adulthood. The relative risk (RR) ranges from...
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Clinical Inquiries
How useful is a physical exam in diagnosing testicular torsion?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It’s useful, but imperfect, in ruling out testicular torsion (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion). The...
Commentary
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Commentary
The fear in her voice
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Commentary
Erratum
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Commentary
IM epinephrine (not SC) for severe urticaria
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Commentary
Object in child’s nose? Try the “parent” approach
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Commentary
The insurance lesson I learned after “retirement”
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Verrucous nodules on the ankle
The scaly nodules appeared over the staple sites of a previous surgery. But did one have anything to do with the other?
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Photo Rounds
Large red mass on face
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Photo Rounds
Bumps on nose
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Photo Rounds
Bumps on face
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Photo Rounds
Lesions between breasts
PURLs
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PURLs
Use physical therapy to head off this deformity in infants
Consider early PT to prevent severe deformational plagiocephaly.
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PURLs
Glucose control: How low should you go with the critically ill?
Being too aggressive in lowering blood sugar levels of ICU patients may increase their risk of death, a new study shows.