Applied Evidence

Nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic pain: What works?

Author:

Russell Lemmon, DO

Adrienne Hampton, MD

Which therapies should you recommend for chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia? This review—with 3 handy tables—summarizes the...

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Applied Evidence

Beat the heat: Identification and Tx of heat-related illness

Author:

Scott Kinkade, MD, EdD

Megan Warhol, DO

The prompt identification and treatment of heat-related illnesses and expedited transport to a higher level of care can be lifesaving. This...

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Applied Evidence

Standardizing your approach to dizziness and vertigo

Author:

Vincent Wu, MD

Michael M. Beyea, MD, PhD

Matthew T.W. Simpson, MD, MSc, CD, CCFP

Jason A. Beyea, MD, PhD, FRCSC

First, determine whether the sensation the patient is experiencing is dizziness or true vertigo. Then eliminate ominous causes from the array of...

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Behavioral Health

Combine these screening tools to detect bipolar depression

Author:

Emily Aquadro, BS

Nagy A. Youssef, MD

Used together, brief assessment tools, such as the PHQ9 and MDQ, have greater sensitivity and accuracy than clinician assessment alone.

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Case Reports

Anterolateral hip pain • no specific injury • Dx?

Author:

Patrick Basile, MD

Nathan Falk, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP

► Anterolateral hip pain
► No specific injury

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Case Reports

13 weeks' gestation • heart palpitations • chest tightness • Dx?

Author:

Joseph Lane Wilson, MD

Bridgid Hast Wilson, MD, PhD

Justin R. Edwards, MD, FAAFP

► Heart palpitations
► Chest tightness

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Clinical Inquiries

What’s the best secondary treatment for patients who fail initial triple therapy for H pylori?

Author:

Leanne Jones, MD

Julien Ta, PharmD

Gary Kelsberg, MD

Sarah Safranek, MLIS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Treating patients with Helicobacter pylori infection who have failed clarithromycin-based triple therapy with either...

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Commentary

A bright—not bleak—future for family medicine

Author:

John Hickner, MD, MSc

I remain bullish on family medicine and believe the future remains bright for those who practice high-quality primary care.

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Original Research

TEAM approach reduced wait time, improved “face” time

Author:

James Milford, MD

Michael R. Strasser, MPA

Christine A. Sinsky, MD

An experimental care delivery model shows how staffing and role adjustments can enrich the health care experience for patients, staff, and...

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Photo Rounds

Painful blisters on fingertips and toes

Author:

Seth Mathern, MD

Aimee F. English, MD

Our patient had visited the emergency department for painful blisters on her fingertips and toes. A follow-up visit to our clinic unearthed the...

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Photo Rounds

Rough skin on hands

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Photo Rounds

Scaling lesions on arm

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Photo Rounds

Growth on chest

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Photo Rounds

Growth on ear

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Photo Rounds

Linear streaks on trunk, extremities

Author:

Álvaro González-Cantero, MD

Petunia Clavo-Escribano, MD

Cristina Pérez-Hortet, MD

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PURLs

Time to switch to nonsterile gloves for these procedures?

Author:

Gregory Castelli, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM

Mary Pat Friedlander, MD

Are sterile gloves worth the extra cost for common cutaneous surgeries? This systematic review and meta-analysis provides answers.

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Practice Alert Podcast

Pertussis vaccination: We can do better

Author:

Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

In this month’s audiocast, Dr. Campos-Outcalt notes that while we are doing a good job ensuring that certain populations are receiving their Dtap...

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