Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Sport-related concussion: How best to help young athletes
Increased focus on sports concussion means you’re likely to see greater numbers of children and adolescents with mild brain trauma. Here’s what to...
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Applied Evidence
The benefits of doing ultrasound exams in your office
Family medicine ultrasound is more accurate, more cost-effective, and less time-consuming than you might imagine. Here’s how it can improve your...
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Applied Evidence
Shortness of breath: Looking beyond the usual suspects
COPD and pneumonia come to mind when a patient is short of breath. But the signs and symptoms detailed here should lead you to suspect an uncommon...
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Applied Evidence
Cervical cancer screening: How our approach may change
Accumulating evidence has begun to alter priorities in testing modalities and in testing intervals, and further changes may be on the way.
Case Reports
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Case Reports
Swollen right hand and forearm • minor trauma to hand • previous diagnosis of cellulitis • Dx?
► Swollen right hand and forearm► Minor trauma to hand► Previous diagnosis of cellulitis
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Case Reports
Severe pruritus • crusted lesions affecting face, extremities, and trunk • hepatitis C virus carrier • Dx?
► Severe pruritus► Crusted lesions affecting face, extremities, and trunk► Hepatitis C virus carrier
Commentary
HelpDesk
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Pruritic hyperpigmented patch on back
The location of the pruritic area on this patient’s back and the darkened patch that followed helped us to identify the cause of her chronic...
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Photo Rounds
Growths on palms
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Photo Rounds
Scaly palms and soles
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Photo Rounds
Thickening of skin on feet
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Photo Rounds
Pruritic rash in axilla
PURLs
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PURLs
On-demand pill protocol protects against HIV
Finally, there’s an effective prevention strategy—other than condoms—that can be used, as needed, by patients at high risk for HIV infection.
Supplements
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Audio
Colorectal cancer screening: The USPSTF’s final word
With a focus on screening with any method being better than no screening at all, the USPSTF made some significant changes between its draft and...