You likely do not read many (or any) of the thousands of medical research studies published each month. That’s understandable, given the demands of patient care and the joys of our personal lives. You have probably tried many approaches to keeping up, but have yet to discover a method that systematically distills the literature to those few articles that are relevant, practice-changing, and able to be implemented immediately.
Numerous efforts to disseminate research findings to practicing physicians share 2 major weaknesses.Azithromycin for PID beats doxycycline on all counts. This was an easy choice, a well-done randomized trial on a common family medicine problem for which 1 commonly available drug was found significantly superior to another commonly available drug. Azithromycin was not recommended in any of the frequently updated and well-referenced electronic knowledge resources that we regularly consult (UpToDate,Page 1010)
Consider an annual infusion of zoledronic acid to prevent fractures in your patients with osteoporosis.
