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More help for patients with less severe heart failure
- Author:
- Kelly Bossenbroek, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Adding this drug to the medication regimen of patients with Class II heart failure can help to reduce hospitalization and death rates.
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Migraine treatment “tweak” could reduce office visits
- Author:
- Jack Wells, MD, MHA
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Adding dexamethasone to standard treatment for acute migraine decreases the incidence of short-term recurrence.
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ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION: Help your patient emerge from the darkness
- Author:
- Amy Cheung, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
- Rachel A. Zuckerbrot, MD
- Peter S. Jensen, MD
When should you pursue active support and monitoring vs cognitive behavioral therapy or interpersonal therapy? Is medication needed? This second...
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When to suggest this OC alternative
- Author:
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Consider continuous use of the vaginal ring for women who want minimal bleeding and maximal protection.
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ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION: Is your young patient suffering in silence?
- Author:
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
- Amy Cheung, MD
This review of the GLAD-PC guidelines—specifically developed for primary care clinicians—can help you spot depressed teens. Next month we describe...
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Arthroscopic surgery for knee osteoarthritis? Just say no
- Author:
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
For most patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, arthroscopic surgery offers little benefit.
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This antiemetic may help kids skip that trip to the hospital
- Author:
- Thomas Gavagan, MD, MPH
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
For children with gastroenteritis, a single dose of ondansetron can reduce the vomiting—without IV fluids or serious side effects.
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Saline irrigation spells relief for sinusitis sufferers
- Author:
- Mari Egan, MD, MHPE
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Encourage patients with chronic rhinosinusitis to try this simple approach.
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ACE inhibitors and ARBs: One or the other—not both—for high-risk patients
- Author:
- Shamita Misra, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
The combination of an ACE inhibitor and an ARB reduces proteinuria, but leads to worse renal outcomes
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Glucose self-monitoring: Think twice for type 2 patients
- Author:
- Michael D. Mendoza, MD, MPH
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
For patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, self-monitoring may do more harm than good
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Sequential therapy boosts H pylori eradication rates
- Author:
- Amanda Allmon, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Antibiotics in sequence is a more formidable ally than the standard treatment regimen.
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Acute gout: Oral steroids work as well as NSAIDs
- Author:
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
- John Hickner, MD, MSc
Prednisone is a safe and effective alternative when NSAIDs are contraindicated.
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Can metformin undo weight gain induced by antipsychotics?
- Author:
- Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Convincing evidence shows that metformin alone and in combination with lifestyle changes is superior to lifestyle changes alone or placebo.
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Patients insist on antibiotics for sinusitis? Here is a good reason to say “no”
- Author:
- Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD
- John Hickner, MD, MSc
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Convincing evidence emerges from primary care trials.
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Use anesthetic drops to relieve acute otitis media pain
- Author:
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
- John Hickner, MD, MSc
Topical anesthetics rapidly ease ear pain in distressed children.