Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Abnormal vaginal discharge: Using office diagnostic testing more effectively
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Applied Evidence
Ottawa Ankle Rules accurately assess injuries and reduce reliance on radiographs
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Applied Evidence
Optimizing combination therapy for type 2 diabetes in adolescents and adults: A case-based approach
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Applied Evidence
A new treatment option for grades III and IV hemorrhoids
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
How should we treat chronic daily headache when conservative measures fail?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: For the purposes of this review, we considered conservative measures to include such therapies as nonsteroidal anti-...
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Clinical Inquiries
Should we screen for bacterial vaginosis in those at risk for preterm labor?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with preterm delivery (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, meta-analysis). However...
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Clinical Inquiries
How reliable are self-measured blood pressures taken at home?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Self-measured blood pressures (SMBP) can be precise and accurate and, thus, reliably be used as an adjunct to office blood...
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Clinical Inquiries
What effect do inhaled steroids have on delaying the progression of COPD?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The annual rate of decline in forced expiratory volume for 1 second (FEV1) has been researchers’ gold standard as an...
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Clinical Inquiries
How effective is prophylactic therapy for gout in people with prior attacks?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Colchicine (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on 1 double-blind crossover study), allopurinol (SOR: B, based on 2...
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Clinical Inquiries
Does tight control of blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes improve neonatal outcomes?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: In pregnant women with preexisting type 1 diabetes mellitus, maintaining near-normal blood glucose levels decreases the...
Commentary
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Commentary
Politics and family medicine: Vote November 2
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Commentary
Practice Pearls
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
How should we manage Bell’s palsy?
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Practice Alert
How the presidential candidates’ health care proposals contrast
Original Research
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Facial lesion that came “out of nowhere”