Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
How to assess and relieve that perplexing rashless itch
Your patient’s pruritus absent skin lesions might be self-limiting—or indicate systemic disease. Probing the nature of the symptom can point to...
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Applied Evidence
What imaging can disclose about suspected stroke and its Tx
Selecting useful modalities is key in early and later management of an acute ischemic event. This review—augmented by an at-a-glance table—can...
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Applied Evidence
The evidence for noncosmetic uses of botulinum toxin
Botulinum toxin has been studied for a variety of uses beyond the cosmetic. Here’s what you need to know about which uses are worth considering...
Behavioral Health
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Behavioral Health
Which behavioral health screening tool should you use—and when?
This review focuses on screens to assess everything from mood and substance use to pain and cognition. It also offers an algorithm to aid with...
Case Reports
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Case Reports
90-year-old man • dyspnea • lower extremity edema • limitations in daily activities • Dx?
► Dyspnea
► Lower extremity edema
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Case Reports
67-year-old man • upper extremity pain & edema • recent diagnosis of heart failure • Dx?
► Upper extremity pain
► Upper extremity edema
► Recent diagnosis of heart failure
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Do electronic reminder systems help patients with T2DM to lose weight?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: PROBABLY NOT—but they may augment self-management. Four-component telehealth systems—including electronic reminders,...
Commentary
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Commentary
When patients don’t get the care they should
The outcome might have been much different if there had been further delay.
Original Research
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Original Research
A high proportion of SARS-CoV-2–infected university students are asymptomatic
Many individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 never become symptomatic. In a South Korean study, these infected individuals remained asymptomatic for...
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Increasing ear pain and headache
Visits to the family physician, a specialist, and the ED prompted us to look beyond the initial diagnosis of acute otitis media.
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Photo Rounds
Arcuate eruption on the back
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Photo Rounds
Purple toe lesion
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Photo Rounds
Painful pustules on hands
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Photo Rounds
Tiny papules on trunk and genitals
PURLs
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PURLs
Rethinking daily aspirin for primary prevention
An updated meta-analysis of newer RCTs seems to settle the matter as to whether to use aspirin in individuals with no known history of...
Practice Alert Podcast
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Practice Alert Podcast
COVID-19 treatment: What the NIH recommends
This month, Dr. Campos-Outcalt summarizes the latest (as of October 28, 2020) COVID-19 treatment guidelines—based on disease severity—from the...