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How should we use the coronary artery calcium score to predict cardiovascular risk?
- Author:
- Jonathon M. Firnhaber, MD
- Anne L. Mounsey, MD
- Gina C. Firnhaber, RN, MSN, MLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: THE CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM (CAC) SCORE—an independent predictor of cardiovascular events (strength of recommendation [SOR...
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PSA testing: When it’s useful, when it’s not
- Author:
- Susan Slatkoff, MD
- Stephen Gamboa, MD, MPH
- Adam J. Zolotor, MD, MPH
- Anne L. Mounsey, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
Routine PSA testing leads to more diagnoses of prostate cancer, but does not save lives. At least one group of men, however, may reap a small...
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Which treatments work best for hemorrhoids?
- Author:
- Anne L. Mounsey, MD
- Susan L. Henry, MLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Excision is the most effective treatment for thrombosed external hemorrhoids (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B,...
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Lansoprazole ineffective for functional dyspepsia
- Author:
- Anne L. Mounsey, MD
Wong WM, Wong BC, Hung WK, et al. Double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study of four weeks of lansoprazole for the treatment of functional...
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How common is peripheral arterial disease, and should primary care physicians be screening for it?
- Author:
- Anne L. Mounsey, MD
Hirsch AT, Criqui MH, Treat-Jacobson D, et al. Peripheral arterial disease detection, awareness, and treatment in primary care. JAMA 2001; 286:...