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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.
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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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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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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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Easing dementia caregiver burden, addressing interpersonal violence
Caring for aggressive patients with dementia can lead to exhaustion, fear, and burnout. These strategies can help improve the welfare of both...
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A practical guide to appendicitis evaluation and treatment
Which clinical findings most reliably point to appendicitis? How do the 3 primary clinical scoring systems compare? When is it time to order...
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How to identify balance disorders and reduce fall risk
A multifactorial risk assessment, correction of hearing impairment, exercise, and an optimized home environment can help prevent imbalance-related...
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Did a switch to a generic antidepressant cause relapse?
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Cervical cancer update: The latest on screening & management
Here are updated guidelines for prevention, testing, and treatment. Elimination of causative HPV continues to hold center stage in the global...
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Write an exercise Rx to improve patients' cardiorespiratory fitness
Assessing physical activity is an opportunity to encourage lifestyle-based tactics for reducing cardiovascular risk. These handy tables serve as...
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Functional medicine: Focusing on imbalances in core metabolic processes
This medical field surveys details of assimilation, defense and repair, energy, biotransformation and elimination, transport, communication, and...