Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Tips and tools for safe opioid prescribing
This review—with tables summarizing opioid options, dosing considerations, and recommendations for tapering—will help you provide rigorous Tx for...
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Applied Evidence
Dual antiplatelet Tx for stroke prevention: Worth the risk?
Here’s what the evidence tells us about the use of 2 regimens—clopidogrel + aspirin and ER dipyridamole + aspirin—to prevent secondary ischemic...
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Applied Evidence
It’s time to rethink your approach to C diff infection
Metronidazole is no longer the drug of choice for first-line therapy. And fecal microbiota transplantation has proven effective for certain...
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Applied Evidence
A guide to managing disorders of the ear pinna and canal
This review will help you troubleshoot everything from infections and foreign bodies to trauma and neoplasm.
Case Reports
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Case Reports
67-year-old woman • excessive flatulence • persistent heartburn • chronic cough • Dx?
► Excessive flatulence, belching, and bloating
► Persistent heartburn
► Chronic cough -
Case Reports
50-year-old man • foot pain • “purple” toe • history of smoking • Dx?
► Foot pain
► “Purple” toe
► History of smoking
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Does concurrent use of clopidogrel and PPIs increase CV risk in patients with ACS?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No. Adding a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in patients taking antiplatelet medications such as clopidogrel for acute coronary...
Commentary
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Commentary
Managing amidst COVID-19 (and everything else that ails us)
We must continue to tend to the other health care needs of our patients even as we deal with COVID-19.
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Scaly nose plaque
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Photo Rounds
Nail discoloration
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Photo Rounds
Jaw pigmentation
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Photo Rounds
Fixed scaly lesion
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Photo Rounds
Painful, swollen elbow
Was a recent procedure responsible for this patient’s pain?
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Photo Rounds
Hyperpigmentation of the legs
Was a drug or a comorbidity to blame for this patient’s hyperpigmentation?
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Photo Rounds
Scaly foot rash
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Photo Rounds
Large, painful facial cysts
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Photo Rounds
Scaly hand papule
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Photo Rounds
Ulcerated hand lesion
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Photo Rounds
Bumps on the thighs
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
Taking steps to slow the upswing in oral and pharyngeal cancers
The CDC estimates that 70% of these cancers are caused by HPV. And yet, in 2018, only about two-thirds of adolescents had received 1 or more doses...
PURLs
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PURLs
Do-it-yourself cervical cancer screening?
Enlisting patients to self-collect specimens for human papillomavirus testing is an effective way to detect cervical precancer in those who might...
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PURLs
USPSTF expands options for cervical cancer screening
Women ages 30 to 65 years now have a third cervical cancer screening option.
Practice Alert Podcast
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Practice Alert Podcast
Medication use & COVID-19: Unwarranted concerns, evidence-based approaches
The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has led to a scramble to identify appropriate treatments and preventive measures. In this month’s audiocast,...