Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
Inadequate sleep & obesity: Breaking the vicious cycle
Poor sleep negatively affects hormones that govern the food reward system and can interfere with weight-loss programs. Obesity in turn restricts...
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Applied Evidence
How best to diagnose and manage abdominal aortic aneurysms
The evidence summarized here can help guide your approach to this life-threatening condition that often goes undetected until rupture.
Case Reports
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Case Reports
52-year-old man • intermittent fevers • recently received second dose of COVID-19 vaccine • tremors in all 4 extremities • Dx?
► Intermittent fevers
► Recently received second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
► Tremors in all 4 extremities
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
Are manual therapies effective at reducing chronic tension headache frequency in adults?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: MAYBE. Among patients with chronic tension headaches, manual therapies may reduce headache frequency more than sham manual...
Commentary
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Commentary
Feeling salty about our sodium intake
Should we replace even a small amount of the sodium in processed foods with potassium?
Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
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Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
Allergic contact dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an inflammatory condition of the skin caused by an immunologic response to 1 or more identifiable allergens...
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
Enlarging pink patches after traveling
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Photo Rounds
Enlarging lesion on temple
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Photo Rounds
Not acne, but what?
The diagnosis of this patient’s inflammatory condition required us to dig deeper.
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Photo Rounds
Pruritic rash and nocturnal itching
UV light illuminated the patient’s diagnosis.
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Photo Rounds
Painful heels
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Photo Rounds
Frustrating facial lesions
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
Updated guidance from USPSTF on PrEP for HIV prevention
A recommendation update from the USPSTF takes into account 2 newer drug regimens and offers guidance on who might benefit from preexposure...
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Practice Alert
ACIP updates recommendations for influenza vaccination
Although there are few changes from last year, there is a new approach to administering egg-based vaccine to those with a history of egg allergy...
PURLs
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PURLs
Can these salt substitutes prevent complications of hypertension?
This study suggests the blood pressure–lowering effects of potassium-enriched salt substitutes may reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality...