Applied Evidence

Turning team-based care into a winning proposition

Author:

Michele Q. Zawora, MD

Christine M. O’Leary, PharmD, BCPS

Janis Bonat, MSN, CRNP

Team-based care can go a long way toward improving patient outcomes. This review—with accompanying tips and resource lists—can help.

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Applied Evidence

What you must know before you recommend a probiotic

Author:

Erik R. Clauson, DO

Paul Crawford, MD

Evidence for using probiotics for diarrhea and other GI ailments is mixed. This article—with an at-a-glance guide—summarizes when it's worth...

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Case Reports

Weight loss • diarrhea • mild eosinophilia • Dx?

Author:

Wael A. Alqarawi, MD

Kamran M. Khan, MD, MPH

Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS

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Clinical Inquiries

Does the presence of a trained support person during labor decrease C-section rates?

Author:

Alison Baum, MD

Paul Crawford, MD

Maureen Humphrey-Shelton, MSLS, AHIP

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Sometimes. The continuous presence of a support person during labor slightly decreases (by about 2%) the likelihood of a...

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Clinical Inquiries

How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration?

Author:

Stephen T. Yip, DO

Robyn Liu, MD, MPH

Thomas Warrington, MD

Charles W. Webb, DO, CAQSM

Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Oral and intravenous (IV) acyclovir each shorten the duration of pain for a first primary outbreak of herpes by about 50%;...

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Clinical Inquiries

Are inhaled steroids effective for a postviral cough?

Author:

Kimberly Insel, MD

Corey Lyon, DO

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) don’t improve postviral cough in adults with subacute (3-8 weeks) or chronic (>8 weeks...

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Commentary

Team-based care: Worth a second look

Author:

John Hickner, MD, MSc

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Practice Alert

Immunization update: What’s changed, what’s on the way

Author:

Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

A 9-valent HPV vaccine may soon be marketed and 2-dose schedules could be on the horizon. Two new meningococcal B vaccines will also be available...

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PURLs

A new adjunctive Tx option for venous stasis ulcers

Author:

Benjamin H. Crenshaw, MD

Kortnee Y. Roberson, MD

James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH

Adding simvastatin to standard wound care improves ulcer healing rates and times as well as the patient’s quality of life.

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Video

Consider this Tx option for insomnia: Sedating antidepressants

Author:

Karl Doghramji, MD

Karl Doghramji, MD, describes the use of sedating antidepressants for the treatment of insomnia.

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