Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Gestational diabetes: Optimizing Dx and management in primary care
Understanding risk factors and glucose targets for gestational diabetes can help you identify at-risk patients and improve outcomes for mother and...
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Applied Evidence
Right place, right time: Facilitating end-of-life conversations
This guide offers tips and resources to help you to engage in end-of-life conversations that address patients’ needs and reduce the burden on...
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Applied Evidence
When is catheter ablation a sound option for your patient with A-fib?
Ablation sits far along on the spectrum of atrial fibrillation therapy, where its indications and potential efficacy call for careful...
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Applied Evidence
Dyspareunia: Keys to biopsychosocial evaluation and treatment planning
Asking the questions identified here can guide your care. Knowing which treatment options are—and aren’t—supported by the evidence is also key.
Case Reports
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Case Reports
3-year-old girl • fever • cervical lymphadenopathy • leukocytosis • Dx?
► Fever
► Cervical lymphadenopathy
► Leukocytosis
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Does adjunctive oxytocin infusion during balloon cervical ripening improve labor induction?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES. Compared to the use of a transcervical balloon alone, combined cervical ripening with a balloon catheter and oxytocin...
Commentary
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Commentary
Let’s be more careful about the data—and commentary—we publish
In a recent letter to the editor, “25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is key to analyzing vitamin D’s effects” (J Fam Pract. 2021;70:472), Dr....
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Commentary
A-fib prevention, treatment, and screening: Where does the evidence lead us?
The dilemma is that your patient with a wearable exercise monitoring device will know she has a potentially dangerous condition, but there is no...
Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
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Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
Discoid lupus
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus may occur with or without systemic lupus erythematosus. Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a form of chronic...
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Unusual tongue markings
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Photo Rounds
Innumerable pulmonary nodules
Early detection is critical with this aggressive disease. However, the patient’s financial status prompted her to delay medical care.
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Photo Rounds
Extensive scarring alopecia and widespread rash
This patient’s nonadherence to treatment and lack of precautionary steps exacerbated this condition.
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Photo Rounds
Labial growth
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Photo Rounds
“Fishy” papule
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Photo Rounds
Abdominal rash
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
How to help adults meet dietary recommendations
Dietary guidelines provide scientifically sound and practical advice that, if followed by every person, would probably result in less obesity,...
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Practice Alert
USPSTF releases updated guidance on asymptomatic A-fib
The US Preventive Services Task Force says there isn’t enough evidence to support screening for atrial fibrillation in all older adults. But here’...
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Practice Alert
Vaccine update: The latest recommendations from ACIP
Here are the latest recommendations on the hepatitis, pneumococcal, zoster, rabies, and dengue vaccines.
PURLs
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PURLs
Alcohol abstinence reduces A-fib burden in drinkers
A recent Australian study demonstrated a significant reduction in A-fib recurrence and burden among regular drinkers who abstained from alcohol....