Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Obesity: When to consider medication
These 4 cases illustrate how weight loss drugs—including the 4 newest—can be integrated into a treatment plan that includes diet, exercise, and...
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Applied Evidence
8 viral exanthems of childhood
Some share features, making them difficult to distinguish. Others may not be on your radar. Here we review 8 you’re likely to see or need to...
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Applied Evidence
Effectively engaging patients in everyday health-care decisions
You can improve health outcomes and patient satisfaction—without increasing the length of the patient visit—by employing the tenets of shared...
Behavioral Health
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Behavioral Health
Posttraumatic stress disorder: Often missed in primary care
Most PTSD cases occur among civilians—not combat veterans. And most sufferers avoid talking about their experiences, making attentiveness to...
Case Reports
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Case Reports
Intraoral lesion • history of cirrhosis and smoking • Dx?
► Red and white intraoral lesion
► History of liver cirrhosis
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Case Reports
Fever, rash, and leukopenia in a 32-year-old man • Dx?
► Fever
► Rash
► Leukopenia
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Are oral emergency contraceptives a safe & effective form of long-term birth control?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, but not as effective as some other methods. Annual pregnancy rates in women using pericoital levonorgestrel 150 mcg to...
Commentary
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Commentary
Is obesity a disease?
Remember that a 5% to 10% weight loss is beneficial—especially for patients with diabetes.
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Confusion recurs 2 weeks after fall
Initial head and neck CT scans following a syncopal episode were unrevealing. Two weeks later, a follow-up scan painted a different picture.
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Photo Rounds
Rash on back and wrists
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Photo Rounds
Red and brown lesions
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Photo Rounds
Cheek pain
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Photo Rounds
Brown spots on face
PURLs
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PURLs
When to “CAP” off treatment for pneumonia
Is 5 days of antibiotic therapy really sufficient for adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia?
Supplements
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Sponsored Supplement
Addressing Unmet Needs With Injectable Medications in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Also In This Issue
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Audio
Statins for primary prevention of CVD: To start or not to start?
That is the question. In this month’s audiocast, Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA, details 4 guidelines that diverge on the issue and uses a single...
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3-in-3
How to protect your patient—and yourself—when prescribing opioids
In this "3 in 3" video, Edwin A. Salsitz, MD, draws from the “CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” to offer practical guidance...