Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Hypertension: Which drugs to choose for patients with cardiovascular disease
Recommendations for heart failure, coronary artery disease, and stroke.
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Applied Evidence
Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: A systematic review
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Applied Evidence
Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Strategies for using CBT and pharmacotherapy
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
When should a child with an undescended testis be referred to a urologist?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Infants with an undescended testis should be referred between ages 6 and 15 months, since almost all who experience...
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Clinical Inquiries
When are empiric antibiotics appropriate for urinary tract infection symptoms?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Healthy, nonpregnant women presenting with the triad of frequency, dysuria, and no vaginal symptoms have about a 96% chance...
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Clinical Inquiries
What is the best test to detect herpes in skin lesions?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques appear to be more sensitive and specific in detecting herpes simplex virus (HSV...
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Clinical Inquiries
What is the best way to diagnose polycystic ovarian syndrome?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is diagnosed for women of childbearing age presenting with 2 of the following: 1) oligo...
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Clinical Inquiries
Are oral agents effective for the treatment of verruca vulgaris?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Of the available oral therapies for common warts, none has sufficient evidence to recommend it as an effective therapy (...
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Clinical Inquiries
Should we identify and treat hyperlipidemia in the advanced elderly?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No randomized controlled trials exist that identify and treat hyperlipidemia for advanced elderly patients (age >80...
Commentary
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Commentary
Harry and Louise redux
Original Research
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Left-sided back pain that won’t go away