Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Pediatric hypertension: Often missed and mismanaged
Delayed recognition of hypertension in children can have lasting consequences. The resources detailed here—including Web-based calculators and at-...
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Applied Evidence
Managing patients on antipsychotics: Your domain, too
Primary care physicians are increasingly likely to care for patients taking antipsychotics. Here’s what you need to know about the common adverse...
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Applied Evidence
What caused elevated liver enzymes in this postpartum patient?
This patient had epigastric pain, chills, and nausea, but no fever, vomiting, or pruritus. How would you proceed?
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Applied Evidence
7 questions to ask when evaluating a noninferiority trial
While most physicians are accustomed to evaluating randomized placebo-controlled studies, many are less familiar with the purpose and takeaway of...
Case Reports
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Is there a primary care tool to detect aberrant drug-related behaviors in patients on opioids?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Of the several screening instruments developed and originally validated in patients in a pain center population (TABLE...
Commentary
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Purpuric lesions in an elderly woman
A diagnosis of asthma 3 years earlier shed some light on the lesions that had recently erupted on this patient’s trunk and extremities.
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Photo Rounds
Hoarseness and chronic cough
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Photo Rounds
Difficulty swallowing
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Photo Rounds
Discoloration of the tongue
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Photo Rounds
Mouth pain
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
Immunization update: The latest ACIP recommendations
A third meningococcal vaccine broadens coverage for children at high risk of infection. The 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine is now available for...
PURLs
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PURLs
It’s time to use an age-based approach to D-dimer
An age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff—rather than the conventional 500 mcg/L value—is a better way to rule out VTE in patients over 50.
Watch & Learn
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Watch & Learn
Shave biopsy
Watch & Learn A how-to video series
Supplements
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Medical Education Library
Current Pain Perspectives—March 2014