Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Osteoporosis: What about men?
Men sustain up to 40% of osteoporotic fractures, with potentially fatal results. But because osteoporosis is largely viewed as a women’s disease,...
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Applied Evidence
Zeroing in on the cause of your patient's facial pain
The overlapping characteristics of facial pain can make it difficult to pinpoint the cause. This article, with a handy at-a-glance table, can help...
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Applied Evidence
Tuberculosis testing: Which patients, which test?
The most appropriate test to identify latent TB depends on the patient’s risk for developing active TB and other factors. This review provides...
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Applied Evidence
Hepatitis C: How to fine-tune your approach
Advances in drug therapy have made it possible to cure HCV infection. This article describes how best to screen, diagnose, and counsel these...
Case Reports
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Does qHPV vaccine prevent anal intraepithelial neoplasia and condylomata in men?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine reduces rates of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) by 50% to 54%,...
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Clinical Inquiries
How effective are opioids for chronic low back pain?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Short-term (<4 months) treatment with opioids provides modest relief of chronic low back pain, but only minimal...
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Clinical Inquiries
Which interventions can increase breastfeeding duration?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Breastfeeding support, beyond standard care, from lay people or professionals increases both short- and long-term...
Commentary
Medical Verdicts
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Recurrent vesicular rash over the sacrum
Our patient thought she had a case of “recurrent shingles,” but the location of the blisters and the frequency with which they appeared told a...
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Photo Rounds
Bad case of diaper rash
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Photo Rounds
Severe rash on face
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Photo Rounds
Painful lumps on back
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Photo Rounds
Black spots on both sides of face
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
Influenza vaccination: What’s new this season
One IIV trivalent product can now be given with a needle-free jet injector. A recombinant vaccine formulation is available for those who have egg...
CME Supplements
Also In This Issue
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Video
Tailor chronic pain interventions to your patient’s clinical profile
Charles E. Argoff, MD explains that because the neuroplastic changes that take place in the nervous system following a lesion or...