Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Domestic violence: Screening made practical
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Is neurosurgery referral warranted for small brain aneurysms?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The risk of rupture of a small cerebral aneurysm (<10 mm) is very low in asymptomatic patients who have never had a...
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Clinical Inquiries
What findings distinguish acute bacterial sinusitis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No combination of clinical findings can reliably distinguish acute viral rhinosinusitis from acute bacterial rhinosinusitis...
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Clinical Inquiries
Do imaging studies aid diagnosis of acute sinusitis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Accurate diagnosis of acute sinusitis in both children and adults depends on the history and clinical examination of the...
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Clinical Inquiries
How effective is desmopressin for primary nocturnal enuresis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Desmopressin reduces the number of nights of primary noctural enuresis by at least 1 per week, and increases the likelihood...
Commentary
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Commentary
Practice Alert: A new feature for JFP
Original Research
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
New JFP series on timely clinical issues
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Practice Alert
SARS: Lessons learned thus far
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Practice Alert
Diagnosing coronary heart disease: When to use stress imaging studies
Q&A
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Q&A
Diclofenac more effective than acetaminophen in osteoarthritis of the knee
BACKGROUND: A small number of studies have compared the effectiveness of acetaminophen with various NSAIDs, with some studies showing equivalence...
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Q&A
Metoclopramide reduces nausea from emergency contraception
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of emergency hormonal contraception is now well-established, but nausea and vomiting complicate its use and may...
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Q&A
Gabapentin helpful for hot flushes in postmenopausal women
BACKGROUND: Although HRT is effective in reducing hot flushes, recent data from the Women’s Health Initiative and other concerns about estrogen...
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Q&A
Low-carbohydrate diet effective for adults
BACKGROUND: The incidence of obesity and obesity-related illnesses continues to rise in the United States, along with the costs of caring for...
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Q&A
Are early exposures linked with childhood peanut allergy?
BACKGROUND: The increase in peanut allergies over recent decades, as well as the potential seriousness of such allergies, prompted the authors to...
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Q&A
Tricyclics and opioids effective for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia
BACKGROUND: Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as pain persisting at least 3 months following an acute episode of herpes zoster. TCAs and opioids...
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Q&A
Ephedra and ephedrine: Modest short-term weight loss, with a price
BACKGROUND: The US Department of Health and Human Services requested an analysis of the past studies of products containing ephedrine and ephedra...
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Q&A
Heliox of minimal benefit in acute asthma
BACKGROUND: During an asthmatic attack, not all patients respond to treatment with bronchodilators and corticosteroids. Heliox, because of its low...
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Q&A
Natural progesterone prevents preterm birth in high-risk pregnancies
BACKGROUND: Synthetic progesterone has been used to reduce the number of preterm births; this is the first study to evaluate the effects of...
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Q&A
False-positive mammograms increase follow-up rates
BACKGROUND: Women enrolled in health maintenance organizations that use patient reminder systems have been shown to be more likely to receive...