Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Anemia and chronic kidney disease: What’s the connection?
When a patient has CKD, anemia may be part of the picture. Here’s what to watch for and the steps you’ll need to take.
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Applied Evidence
Is it stroke, or something else?
Rapid response to stroke is crucial, but the rush to treat can endanger patients with conditions that mimic stroke. Here’s how to more readily...
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Applied Evidence
Answers to your questions about SSRIs
Which SSRI is best? What drug interactions should you be most concerned about? The authors provide evidence-based answers to 7 frequently asked...
Commentary
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Commentary
The challenges we face in the new decade
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Commentary
The problem with zinc lozenges
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Commentary
Another look at shingles treatment
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Elbow nodules
The nodules on the patient’s elbow prompted her visit. The fact that she also had frequent heartburn provided an important diagnostic clue.
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Photo Rounds
Itchy tattoo
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Photo Rounds
Itchy rash on hand
Medical Verdicts
Original Research
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Original Research
Nursemaid’s elbow: Its diagnostic clues and preferred means of reduction
This systematic review revealed that correcting the injury with pronation is more successful and less painful than supination.
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
What’s the best treatment for pyogenic granuloma?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: IT’S DIFFICULT TO SAY which treatment is best, since most studies don’t compare treatments directly. Pros and cons vary....
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Clinical Inquiries
What’s the best way to motivate patients to exercise?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: THERE IS NO SINGLE BEST STRATEGY, given the lack of data from rigorous comparison studies. There are, however, several...
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Clinical Inquiries
Should you test or treat partners of patients with gonorrhea, chlamydia, or trichomoniasis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: GENERALLY SPEAKING, TREATING PARTNERS EMPIRICALLY IS AS EFFECTIVE or more effective than traditional referral and testing....
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Clinical Inquiries
Should patients with acute DVT limit activity?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: PROBABLY NOT. Ambulation, combined with compression of the affected extremity, appears to be safe for medically stable...
PURLs
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PURLs
Help patients prevent repeat ankle injury
Tell patients that a simple home-based exercise regimen can help them avoid recurrent ankle sprains.
Supplements
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Sponsored Supplement
Shift-work disorder
Also In This Issue
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Article
Sudden onset of amnesia in a healthy woman
Our patient’s prolonged inability to recall events of the day was not associated with any other neurologic deficits.