Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Treating hot flushes without hormone replacement therapy
Original Research
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Are antibiotics effective for otitis media with effusion?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Antibiotics provide little or no long-term benefit for children with otitis media with effusion (OME), defined as fluid in...
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Clinical Inquiries
What nonhormonal therapies are effective for postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Regular exercise may reduce vasomotor symptoms of menopause (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C—single observational study...
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Clinical Inquiries
What treatments are effective for varicose veins?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: For larger trunk varicose veins, as in the saphenous vein, therapeutic options include conservative measures (such as leg...
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Clinical Inquiries
Is osteoporosis screening in postmenopausal women effective?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No single study evaluates the effectiveness of osteoporosis screening. However, screening women over the age of 65 years—or...
Commentary
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Commentary
More tests needed for evaluation of shoulder pain?
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Commentary
Use of B-type natriuretic peptide test
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Commentary
Tools for rapid preoperative cardiovascular risk assessment
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.—Niels Bohr
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Commentary
Telemedicine marches on: The efficacy of remote telecolposcopy
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Prostatitis and pruritus