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Subject Index

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Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain in a pregnant woman 665
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Diagnosis unaffected by giving children narcotics for abdominal pain 583
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Abortion, spontaneous

How long is expectant management safe in first-trimester miscarriage? 889
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What treatments prevent miscarriage after recurrent pregnancy loss? 892
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Acanthosis nigricans

What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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Acne vulgaris

Little evidence either way for diet, sun, cleansing in acne management 662
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Acupuncture

Acupuncture effective for chronic back pain 664
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Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 664

Acute coronary syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome in women

Blood transfusion might increase mortality from acute coronary syndrome 14
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Addiction

See Substance-related disorders

Adolescents

Earning trust and losing it: Adolescents' views on trusting physicians 679

Adrenal cortex hormones

Intermittent therapy effective for mild persistent asthma 578
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Steroid injection equivalent to surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome 401
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What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis? 714
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Adrenergic beta antagonists

Do beta-blockers worsen respiratory status for patients with COPD? 472
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Advertising

Direct-to-consumer print ads for drugs: Do they undermine the physician-patient relationship? 1049
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Alcoholism

Baclofen in outpatient treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome 24
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Alzheimer disease

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care? 984
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Analgesia

Acupuncture effective for chronic back pain 664
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Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosed 524
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Complex regional pain syndrome: Which treatments show promise? 599
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Diagnosis unaffected by giving children narcotics for abdominal pain 583
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Early intrathecal analgesia does not increase cesarean sections 500
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For fibromyalgia, what treatments are most effective? 1094

Further studies on the treatment of fibromyalgia
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Headaches associated with OCs tend to improve over time 1027
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Hyaluronic acid injections relieve knee pain 758
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Intrathecal analgesia and the cesarean rate 690
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Physical therapy adds little to back pain treatment 19
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PPIs effective for diagnosis, treatment of noncardiac chest pain 840
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Practical strategy for detecting and relieving cluster headaches 1035
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Rehab as good as spinal fusion for chronic back pain 752
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What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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What can we expect from nonoperative treatment options for shoulder pain? 216
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What is the addiction risk associated with tramadol? 72
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What is the best treatment for analgesic rebound headaches? 277
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When is neuroimaging warranted for headache? 988
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Anemia

Anemia does not predict iron deficiency among toddlers 494
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How should we follow up a positive screen for anemia in a 1-year-old? 272
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Angina

Guidelines for the treatment of chronic stable angina 206
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Angiotensin receptor blockers

ARBs vs ACE inhibitors for preventing diabetic nephropathy 453
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For those intolerant to ACE inhibitors and ARBs, what is the best therapy for reducing the risk of diabetic nephropathy? 711
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

Adding ACE inhibitor doesn’t improve outcomes in stable angina and normal LVEF 109

ARBs vs ACE inhibitors for preventing diabetic nephropathy 453
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For those intolerant to ACE inhibitors and ARBs, what is the best therapy for reducing the risk of diabetic nephropathy? 711
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Anti-anxiety agents

Newer antipsychotics similar to older agents 1026
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Antibacterial agents

3 days of Cipro better than amoxicillin-clavulanate for uncomplicated UTI 409
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Acute otitis media: Making sense of recent guidelines on antimicrobial treatment 313
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Acute sinusitis, antibiotics, and the Holy Grail 152
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Antibiotic choice makes little difference in CAP 494
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Are antibiotics beneficial for patients with sinusitis complaints? A randomized double-blind clinical trial 144
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Community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Consensus recommendations 255
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COPD and antibiotics 1066
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Do antibiotics interfere with the efficacy of oral contraceptives? 1079
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Do probiotics reduce adult lactose intolerance? A systematic review 613
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Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? 279
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No antibiotics needed for lower respiratory infection 756
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Otitis externa: Providing relief while avoiding complications 669
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Parent satisfaction OK with no treatment of otitis 754
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Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

Anticholesterolemic agents

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Lipid drugs have varying effects on overall mortality 577
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Anticoagulation

Does anticoagulation prevent thrombosis for persons with fractures distal to the hip? 376
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What is the interval for monitoring warfarin therapy once therapeutic levels are achieved? 171
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Antidepressive agents

Newly diagnosed hypertension and depressive symptoms: How would you treat? 39
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Antihypertensive agents

Newly diagnosed hypertension and depressive symptoms: How would you treat? 39
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Use CCBs as last resort in treatment of hypertension 203
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Antioxidants

Antioxidants don't prevent GI cancers and increase overall mortality 13
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Antiplatelet therapy [non-MeSH]

Optimum oral antiplatelet therapy for vascular disease 23

Antipsychotic agents [non-MeSH]

Newer antipsychotics similar to older agents 1026
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Aspirin

Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding 308
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Asthma

High-dose zafirlukast in emergency department provides small benefit in acute asthma 304
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Intermittent therapy effective for mild persistent asthma 578
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Management of asthma in primary care settings

Atherosclerosis

Does early detection of suspected atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension change outcomes? 813
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Atrial fibrillation

Clinical decision rules accurately predict stroke risk in atrial fibrillation 309
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Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

What are effective treatments for oppositional and defiant behaviors in preadolescents? 162
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Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity

How should we evaluate and treat ADHD in children and adolescents? 1058
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Stimulants similarly effective for ADHD 750
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What is the most effective treatment for ADHD in children? 166
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Back

Vertebral compression fractures in primary care: Recommendations from a consensus panel 781

Back pain

Acupuncture effective for chronic back pain 664
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Physical therapy adds little to back pain treatment 19
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Rehab as good as spinal fusion for chronic back pain 752
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Bacterial infections

Acute otitis media: Influence of the PCV-7 vaccine on changes in the disease and its management 961
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Acute sinusitis, antibiotics, and the Holy Grail 152
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Are antibiotics beneficial for patients with sinusitis complaints? A randomized double-blind clinical trial 144
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Community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Consensus recommendations 255
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Early tymp tubes do not improve outcomes after 3+ years 929
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Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? 279
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Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

What are effective therapies for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea? 176

What are the indications for evaluating a patient with cough for pertussis? 74
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What is the best treatment for pertussis? 1096
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When should you order a Lyme titer? 1084
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When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test 873
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Bariatric surgery [non-MeSH]

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Bariatric surgery in context

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Before and after surgery: The team approach to management

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Surgical options

Managing morbid obesity: New options improve outcomes

Ten years after bariatric surgery: weight loss sustained, diabetes and hypertension reversed 204
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What are the indications for bariatric surgery? 633
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Beta-blockers [non-MeSH]

Do beta-blockers worsen respiratory status for patients with COPD? 472
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Blood disorders

How should we follow up a positive screen for anemia in a 1-year-old? 272
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Blood glucose self-monitoring

Home glucose monitoring makes little different in type 2 diabetes 936

Blood pressure

Measuring blood pressure at home is valuable 1031
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Tight blood pressure control prevents blindness in patients with diabetes 106
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Blood transfusions

Blood transfusion might increase mortality from acute coronary syndrome 14
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Bone and bones

Calcium/vitamin C not effective for secondary prevention of fracture 658
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Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosed 524
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Complex regional pain syndrome: Which treatments show promise? 599
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Does anticoagulation prevent thrombosis for persons with fractures distal to the hip? 376
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How should a DEXA scan be used to evaluate bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis? 65
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Vertebral compression fractures in primary care: Recommendations from a consensus panel 781

Bone mineral density

How should a DEXA scan be used to evaluate bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis? 65
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Brain concussion

How should we follow athletes after a concussion? 902
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Brain diseases

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Drug treatment minimally effective for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia 407

How should we follow athletes after a concussion? 902
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Preventing recurrent ischemic stroke: A 3-step plan 412
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What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care? 984
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Breast neoplasms

Are breast self-exams or clinical exams effective for screening breast cancer? 803
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Breastfeeding

What vitamins and minerals should be given to breastfed and bottle-fed infants? 1089
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Calcium channel blockers

Use CCBs as last resort in treatment of hypertension 203
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Cardiovascular disease

Acute coronary syndrome in women

Adding ACE inhibitor doesn’t improve outcomes in stable angina and normal LVEF 109

Aspirin prevents stroke, not MI, in women 584
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Blood transfusion might increase mortality from acute coronary syndrome 14
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CAD in women: Special considerations

Chronic compartment syndrome: Tips on recognizing and treating 955
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Clinical assessment of limited value in DVT diagnosis 934
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Clinical decision rules accurately predict stroke risk in atrial fibrillation 309
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Congestive heart failure in women

Diagnosing PE: Results vary among the tests 930

Do TZDs increase the risk of heart failure for patients with diabetes? 723
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Does anticoagulation prevent thrombosis for persons with fractures distal to the hip? 376
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Does digoxin decrease morbidity for those in sinus rhythm with heart failure? 556
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Does early detection of suspected atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension change outcomes? 813
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Does furosemide decrease morbidity or mortality for patients with diastolic or systolic dysfunction? 370
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Gender- and race-based differences in CVD

Guidelines for prevention of CVD in women

Guidelines for the treatment of chronic stable angina 206
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Hormone replacement therapy: The right choice for your patient? 428
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How can we best treat and monitor VTE during pregnancy? 998
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How useful is high-sensitivity CRP as a risk factor for coronary artery disease? 268
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Measuring blood pressure at home is valuable 1031
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Negative CT scan to rule out PE equal to angiography 657
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Newly diagnosed hypertension and depressive symptoms: How would you treat? 39
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Optimum oral antiplatelet therapy for vascular disease 23

Peripheral vascular disease and CAD in women

Preventing recurrent ischemic stroke: A 3-step plan 412
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The less familiar side of heart failure: Symptomatic diastolic dysfunction 501
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The role of noninvasive testing in the diagnosis and prognosis of women with suspected CAD

Use CCBs as last resort in treatment of hypertension 203
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Validated algorithm for evaluating suspected pulmonary embolism 653

Vitamin E does not lower women's risk of CVD or cancer 838

What is the best regimen for newly diagnosed hypertension? 281
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What is the best way to identify patients with white-coat hypertension? 549
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What is the initial work-up in the diagnosis of hypertension? 809
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Carpal tunnel syndrome

Steroid injection equivalent to surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome 401
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Causalgia

Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosed 524
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Complex regional pain syndrome: Which treatments show promise? 599
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Cerebrovascular accident

Aspirin prevents stroke, not MI, in women 584
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Clinical decision rules accurately predict stroke risk in atrial fibrillation 309
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Preventing recurrent ischemic stroke: A 3-step plan 412
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Which imaging modality is best for suspected stroke? 536
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Cesarean section

Intrathecal analgesia and the cesarean rate 690
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Cheilitis

What is angular cheilitis and how is it treated? 470
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Chest pain

PPIs effective for diagnosis, treatment of noncardiac chest pain 840
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Chicken pox

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD and antibiotics 1066
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Circumcision

Does neonatal circumcision decrease morbidity? 81
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The circumcision controversy
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Clopidogrel

Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding 308
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Colon neoplasia

How does colonoscopy compare with fecal occult blood testing as a screening tool for colon cancer? 996
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Colonoscopy

How does colonoscopy compare with fecal occult blood testing as a screening tool for colon cancer? 996
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Communication

An unseen epidemic 396
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Community medicine

The community-focused family medicine clinic: A "new model" in Oregon 704

Would Isaac Newton make a good family doc? 924

Compartment syndromes

Chronic compartment syndrome: Tips on recognizing and treating 955
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Complementary medicine

Acupuncture effective for chronic back pain 664
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Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 200
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Are Ayurvedic herbs for diabetes effective? 876
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Do probiotics reduce adult lactose intolerance? A systematic review 613
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Herbs for mental illness: Effectiveness and interaction with conventional medicines 789
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Honey for refractory diabetic foot ulcers 863
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Naturopathic medicine: What can patients expect? 1067
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Second thoughts on integrative medicine 154
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Topical honey for diabetic foot ulcers 533
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Vitamin E does not lower women's risk of CVD or cancer 838

Complex regional pain syndromes

Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosed 524
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Complex regional pain syndrome: Which treatments show promise? 599
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Computers

An unseen epidemic 396
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Epocrates Essentials: is the expanded product an improvement? 57
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Concussion

How should we follow athletes after a concussion? 902
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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Congestive heart failure

Congestive heart failure in women

Constipation

Guideline for chronic constipation management 932
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How should we evaluate and treat constipation in infants and children? 706
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Management of chronic constipation: Recommendations from a consensus panel 691

Tegaserod for chronic constipation 1060
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Continuing medical education

Lectures matter 744
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Contraception

Do antibiotics interfere with the efficacy of oral contraceptives? 1079
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Headaches associated with OCs tend to improve over time 1027
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Headaches associated with OCs tend to improve over time 1027
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Non-consented IUD placement reported by Mexican immigrants: A caution for caregivers in the US? 263
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Oral contraceptives are effective for dysmenorrhea 843
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What are the relative risks and benefits of progestin-only contraceptives? 806
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Coronary artery disease

CAD in women: Special considerations

How useful is high-sensitivity CRP as a risk factor for coronary artery disease? 268
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The role of noninvasive testing in the diagnosis and prognosis of women with suspected CAD

Corticosteroids [non-MESH]

Intermittent therapy effective for mild persistent asthma 578
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What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis? 714
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Cough

What are the indications for evaluating a patient with cough for pertussis? 74
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What is the best treatment for pertussis? 1096
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When should a chest x-ray be used to evaluate acute-onset productive cough for adults? 1081
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Counseling

Group medical visits and lifestyle modification 64
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C-reactive protein

How useful is high-sensitivity CRP as a risk factor for coronary artery disease? 268
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Cushing syndrome

What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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DEET

Is DEET safe for children? 468
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Dehydration

Isolated oligohydramnios at term: Is induction indicated? 25
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Dementia

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Drug treatment minimally effective for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia 407

Densitometry, X-ray

How should a DEXA scan be used to evaluate bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis? 65
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Depression

A method for dramatically improving patient adherence to depression treatment 846

Newly diagnosed hypertension and depressive symptoms: How would you treat? 39
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Dermatitis

What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis? 714
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Diabetes mellitus

ARBs vs ACE inhibitors for preventing diabetic nephropathy 453
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Are Ayurvedic herbs for diabetes effective? 876
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Can type 2 diabetes be prevented through diet and exercise? 78
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Controlling hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes: Which agent for which patient? 855
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Diabetes type and endogenous insulin 1060
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Diabetic foot ulcer and poor compliance: How would you treat? 768
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Do TZDs increase the risk of heart failure for patients with diabetes? 723
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For those intolerant to ACE inhibitors and ARBs, what is the best therapy for reducing the risk of diabetic nephropathy? 711
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Home glucose monitoring makes little different in type 2 diabetes 936

Honey for refractory diabetic foot ulcers 863
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Hypogonadism in aging men: Considerations for treatment

Ten years after bariatric surgery: weight loss sustained, diabetes and hypertension reversed 204
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The problem with Henry: Diabetes and hypogonadism

The problem with Henry: Diabetes and hypogonadism

The role of basal insulin in type 2 diabetes management

Tight blood pressure control prevents blindness in patients with diabetes 106
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Time requirements for diabetes self-management: Too much for many? 52
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Topical honey for diabetic foot ulcers 533
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Type 2 diabetes: The role of insulin 445

What is the best strategy for impaired glucose tolerance in nonpregnant adults? 543
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What is the best way to distinguish type 1 and 2 diabetes? 630
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Diabetic nephropathies

For those intolerant to ACE inhibitors and ARBs, what is the best therapy for reducing the risk of diabetic nephropathy? 711
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Diabetic neuropathies

Diabetic foot ulcer and poor compliance: How would you treat? 768
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Honey for refractory diabetic foot ulcers 863
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Topical honey for diabetic foot ulcers 533
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Diagnostic imaging

Capsule endoscopy: New applications

Capsule endoscopy: What can we expect?
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Diagnosing PE: Results vary among the tests 930

How should a DEXA scan be used to evaluate bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis? 65
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Is yearly chest x-ray screening helpful in reducing mortality for smokers? 815
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Negative CT scan to rule out PE equal to angiography 657
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When is esophageal capsule endoscopy appropriate? A panel discussion

When is neuroimaging warranted for headache? 988
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When should a chest x-ray be used to evaluate acute-onset productive cough for adults? 1081
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Which imaging modality is best for suspected stroke? 536
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Diarrhea

Managing diarrhea in infants 253
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What are effective therapies for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea? 176

Diastolic heart failure [non-MeSH]

The less familiar side of heart failure: Symptomatic diastolic dysfunction 501
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Diet

Can type 2 diabetes be prevented through diet and exercise? 78
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Intense diet, behavior, and physical activity intervention effective for obese children 579
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Popular diets equally effective for losing weight 306
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Digoxin

Does digoxin decrease morbidity for those in sinus rhythm with heart failure? 556
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Diuretics

What is the best regimen for newly diagnosed hypertension? 281
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Dysmenorrhea

Oral contraceptives are effective for dysmenorrhea 843
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Dyspepsia

Is therapy based on endoscopy results better than empiric therapy for dyspepsia? 725
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Dysuria [non-MeSH]

Treating negative dipstick dysuria decreases symptoms 844
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Ear diseases

Acute otitis media: Influence of the PCV-7 vaccine on changes in the disease and its management 961
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Acute otitis media: Making sense of recent guidelines on antimicrobial treatment 313
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Early tymp tubes do not improve outcomes after 3+ years 929
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Otitis externa: Providing relief while avoiding complications 669
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Parent satisfaction OK with no treatment of otitis 754
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Should we recommend universal neonatal hearing screening? 727
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Eczema

Once-daily topical steroid dosing effective for eczema 499

Emergency departments

High-dose zafirlukast in emergency department provides small benefit in acute asthma 304
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Endoscopy

Capsule endoscopy: New applications

Capsule endoscopy: What can we expect?
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Is therapy based on endoscopy results better than empiric therapy for dyspepsia? 725
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What is the best treatment for nocturnal enuresis in children? 905
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When is esophageal capsule endoscopy appropriate? A panel discussion

Enzyme inhibitors

All PPIs equivalent for treatment of GERD 1024
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Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding 308
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Diagnostic challenges: Differentiating nighttime GERD 1073
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Management of GERD: Current primary care approaches
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PPIs effective for diagnosis, treatment of noncardiac chest pain 840
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Evidence-based medicine

About levels of evidence 340
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Evidence-based medicine: How it becomes a 4-letter word 604
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Levels of evidence: How they help in applying study findings to clinical practice 1032
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Of mites and men: Reference bias in narrative review articles -- a systematic review 334

US Preventive Services Task Force: The gold standard of evidence-based prevention 517
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Using systematic literature surveillance 516
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Using the likelihood ratio 127
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Exercise

Can type 2 diabetes be prevented through diet and exercise? 78
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Intense diet, behavior, and physical activity intervention effective for obese children 579
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Eye diseases

Open-angle glaucoma: Tips for earlier detection and treatment selection 117
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Family Medicine

Family Medicine: Aiming higher 1063
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Family vs general practice: More similarities than differences? 296
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Is your practice really that predictable? Nonlinerarity principles in family medicine 970

Let's face reality: More musings on The Future of Family Medicine 572

The community-focused family medicine clinic: A "new model" in Oregon 704

The Future of Family Medicine: A call for careful consideration 488
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Would Isaac Newton make a good family doc? 924

Fatigue

In menopausal women, does fatigue indicate disease? 895
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Fecal occult blood testing

How does colonoscopy compare with fecal occult blood testing as a screening tool for colon cancer? 996
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Fibroids [non-MeSH]

What is the appropriate diagnostic evaluation of fibroids? 460
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Fibromyalgia

For fibromyalgia, what treatments are most effective? 1094

Further studies on the treatment of fibromyalgia
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Useful treatments for fibromyalgia syndrome 105
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Foot disease

Pits on the soles of the feet 597
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Fractures

Calcium/vitamin C not effective for secondary prevention of fracture 658
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Complex regional pain syndrome underdiagnosed 524
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Complex regional pain syndrome: Which treatments show promise? 599
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Does anticoagulation prevent thrombosis for persons with fractures distal to the hip? 376
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Vertebral compression fractures in primary care: Recommendations from a consensus panel 781

Furosemide

Does furosemide decrease morbidity or mortality for patients with diastolic or systolic dysfunction? 370
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Gastroesophageal reflux

All PPIs equivalent for treatment of GERD 1024
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Capsule endoscopy: New applications

Capsule endoscopy: What can we expect?
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Diagnostic challenges: Differentiating nighttime GERD 1073
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Management of GERD: Current primary care approaches
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What is the best treatment for gastroesophageal reflux and vomiting in infants? 372
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When is esophageal capsule endoscopy appropriate? A panel discussion

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding 308
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Gastrointestinal diseases

All PPIs equivalent for treatment of GERD 1024
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Antioxidants don't prevent GI cancers and increase overall mortality 13
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Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding 308
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Capsule endoscopy: New applications

Diagnostic challenges: Differentiating nighttime GERD 1073
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Is therapy based on endoscopy results better than empiric therapy for dyspepsia? 725
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Management of GERD: Current primary care approaches
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Other strategies for evaluating rectal bleeding in younger patients 688
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Gastrointestinal neoplasms

Antioxidants don't prevent GI cancers and increase overall mortality 13
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Geriatrics

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Hypogonadism in aging men: Considerations for treatment

Identifying testosterone deficiency in aging men

The problem with Henry: Diabetes and hypogonadism

Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care? 984
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Glaucoma

Open-angle glaucoma: Tips for earlier detection and treatment selection 117
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Glucose intolerance

What is the best strategy for impaired glucose tolerance in nonpregnant adults? 543
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Gynecology

Hormone replacement therapy: The right choice for your patient? 428
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Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction 838
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Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears for pregnant women? 463

Vaginal pain and fever in a premenarchal girl: How would you treat? 938
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Headache

Headaches associated with OCs tend to improve over time 1027
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Practical strategy for detecting and relieving cluster headaches 1035
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What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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What is the best treatment for analgesic rebound headaches? 277
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When is neuroimaging warranted for headache? 988
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Health care economics and organizations

P4P--Pain for performance? 648

Pay-for-performance: What can you expect? 609
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The uninsured: Is there hope for them? 952

Hearing

Should we recommend universal neonatal hearing screening? 727
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Heart disease

Does furosemide decrease morbidity or mortality for patients with diastolic or systolic dysfunction? 370
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Heart failure

Adding ACE inhibitor doesn’t improve outcomes in stable angina and normal LVEF 109

Do TZDs increase the risk of heart failure for patients with diabetes? 723
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Does digoxin decrease morbidity for those in sinus rhythm with heart failure? 556
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The less familiar side of heart failure: Symptomatic diastolic dysfunction 501
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Heartburn

Heartburn: Issues in patient management

Hepatitis

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

Who should get hepatitis A vaccination? 624
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Herbal medicine

Are Ayurvedic herbs for diabetes effective? 876
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Herbs for mental illness: Effectiveness and interaction with conventional medicines 789
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Naturopathic medicine: What can patients expect? 1067
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Herpes zoster

Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective for older adults 757
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High-risk medical conditions

Vaccines for persons at high risk due to medical conditions, occupation, environment, or lifestyle, 2005

Hirsutism

What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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Hormone replacement therapy

Fundamental flaws of the WHI
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Hormone replacement therapy: The right choice for your patient? 428
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hormones

Hormone replacement therapy: The right choice for your patient? 428
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Hypogonadism in aging men: Considerations for treatment

Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction 838
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The problem with Henry: Diabetes and hypogonadism

Hospices

Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care? 984
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Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid injections relieve knee pain 758
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors. See Statins

577

Hypercholesterolemia

Lipid drugs have varying effects on overall mortality 577
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Hypertension

Does early detection of suspected atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension change outcomes? 813
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Measuring blood pressure at home is valuable 1031
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Newly diagnosed hypertension and depressive symptoms: How would you treat? 39
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Ten years after bariatric surgery: weight loss sustained, diabetes and hypertension reversed 204
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Use CCBs as last resort in treatment of hypertension 203
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What is the best regimen for newly diagnosed hypertension? 281
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What is the best way to identify patients with white-coat hypertension? 549
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What is the initial work-up in the diagnosis of hypertension? 809
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Hypoglycemia

Controlling hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes: Which agent for which patient? 855
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Hypogonadism

Hypogonadism in aging men: Considerations for treatment

Hypomagnesemia [non-MeSH]

What are the causes of hypomagnesemia? 174
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Immunization

Childhood vaccine schedules and procedures, 2005

Communicating the benefits and risks of vaccines

Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective for older adults 757
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How to overcome barriers to vaccination: practical strategies for providers

Immunization barriers and solutions

Meningococcal vaccine: New product, new recommendations 324
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Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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Recent changes in influenza epidemiology and vaccination recommendations

Routine childhood vaccines, 2005

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

Vaccine schedules and procedures, 2005

Vaccines for persons at high risk due to medical conditions, occupation, environment, or lifestyle, 2005

What illnesses contraindicate immunization? 621
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When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test 873
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Who should get hepatitis A vaccination? 624
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Immunosuppressive agents

What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis? 714
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Infectious mononucleosis

Can we prevent splenic rupture for patients with infectious mononucleosis? 547
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Influenza

Pandemic influenza: How it would progress an what it would require of you 1045

Recent changes in influenza epidemiology and vaccination recommendations

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

The growing threat of avian influenza 442
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Vaccines for persons at high risk due to medical conditions, occupation, environment, or lifestyle, 2005

Insect repellents

Is DEET safe for children? 468
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Insulin

The role of basal insulin in type 2 diabetes management

Type 2 diabetes: The role of insulin 445

Insurance, health

The uninsured: Is there hope for them? 952

Internet

An unseen epidemic 396
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Joint diseases

Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 200
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Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 200
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Kidney diseases

Cost-effective management for nephrolithiasis 113
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Does early detection of suspected atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension change outcomes? 813
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For those intolerant to ACE inhibitors and ARBs, what is the best therapy for reducing the risk of diabetic nephropathy? 711
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What interventions reduce the risk of contrast nephropathy for high-risk patients? 365
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Knee diseases

Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 200
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Knee pain

Hyaluronic acid injections relieve knee pain 758
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Labor

Preterm labor: Diagnostic and therapeutic options are not all alike 245
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Lactose intolerance

Do probiotics reduce adult lactose intolerance? A systematic review 613
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Laparoscopy

Minimally invasive procedures: What family physicians need to know

Leg cramps

What is the diagnostic approach to a patient with leg cramps? 817
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Leiomyoma

What is the appropriate diagnostic evaluation of fibroids? 460
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Leukotriene antagonists

High-dose zafirlukast in emergency department provides small benefit in acute asthma 304
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Intermittent therapy effective for mild persistent asthma 578
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Lichen planus

A sore and sensitive tongue 33
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Liver disorders

Should liver enzymes be checked in a patient taking niacin? 265
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Lyme disease

When should you order a Lyme titer? 1084
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Magnesium

What are the causes of hypomagnesemia? 174
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Malingering

What physical exam techniques are useful to detect malingering? 719
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Mass screening

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening recommended for some men 408
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Are breast self-exams or clinical exams effective for screening breast cancer? 803
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Do preparticipation clinical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes? 628
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False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears 303
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How does colonoscopy compare with fecal occult blood testing as a screening tool for colon cancer? 996
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How should we follow up a positive screen for anemia in a 1-year-old? 272
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Is yearly chest x-ray screening helpful in reducing mortality for smokers? 815
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Screening for prostate cancer
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Screening for prostate cancer: Who and how often? 586
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Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears for pregnant women? 463

Should we recommend universal neonatal hearing screening? 727
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What is the best way to distinguish type 1 and 2 diabetes? 630
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When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test 873
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Which imaging modality is best for suspected stroke? 536
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Measles

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

Media

Monsters in our midst? Media and the power of language 192
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Medical records

Cause-of-death certification -- not as easy as it seems 134

Medicine, Ayurvedic

Are Ayurvedic herbs for diabetes effective? 876
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Melatonin

Melatonin effective for some sleep disorders 493
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Meningococcal disease

Meningococcal vaccine: New product, new recommendations 324
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Menopause

Hormone replacement therapy: The right choice for your patient? 428
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In menopausal women, does fatigue indicate disease? 895
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What is the best way to diagnose menopause? 1000
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Men's health

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening recommended for some men 408
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False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears 303
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Hypogonadism in aging men: Considerations for treatment

Identifying testosterone deficiency in aging men

Screening for prostate cancer
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Screening for prostate cancer: Who and how often? 586
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The problem with Henry: Diabetes and hypogonadism

Menstruation

Strategies for optimizing management of menstrual migraine

Mental disorders

A method for dramatically improving patient adherence to depression treatment 846

Drug treatment minimally effective for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia 407

Herbs for mental illness: Effectiveness and interaction with conventional medicines 789
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How should we evaluate and treat ADHD in children and adolescents? 1058
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Newer antipsychotics similar to older agents 1026
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Newly diagnosed hypertension and depressive symptoms: How would you treat? 39
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Somatization: Diagnosing it sooner with emotion-focused interviewing 231

Stimulants similarly effective for ADHD 750
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What are effective treatments for oppositional and defiant behaviors in preadolescents? 162
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What is the most effective treatment for ADHD in children? 166
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Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care? 984
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Migraine

Strategies for optimizing management of menstrual migraine

What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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Minimally invasive procedures

Minimally invasive procedures: What family physicians need to know

Miscarriage

See Abortion, spontaneous 889

Mouth diseases

A sore and sensitive tongue 33
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What is angular cheilitis and how is it treated? 470
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Multiple chemical sensitivity

Is DEET safe for children? 468
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Muscle cramp

Does quinine reduce leg cramps for young athletes? 76
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Muscle diseases

ARB no better than ACE inhibitor for prevention of nephropathy progression 108
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Chronic compartment syndrome: Tips on recognizing and treating 955
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Does quinine reduce leg cramps for young athletes? 76
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Further studies on the treatment of fibromyalgia
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Skin rash and muscle weakness 864
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Useful treatments for fibromyalgia syndrome 105
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Musculoskeletal diseases

Acupuncture effective for chronic back pain 664
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Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 200
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Physical therapy adds little to back pain treatment 19
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Myocardial infarction

Aspirin prevents stroke, not MI, in women 584
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Narcotics

Diagnosis unaffected by giving children narcotics for abdominal pain 583
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Tramadol addiction 356
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Naturopathy

Naturopathic medicine: What can patients expect? 1067
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Neonatal care

Does neonatal circumcision decrease morbidity? 81
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Should we recommend universal neonatal hearing screening? 727
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What is the best treatment for gastroesophageal reflux and vomiting in infants? 372
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What vitamins and minerals should be given to breastfed and bottle-fed infants? 1089
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Neoplasms

Antioxidants don't prevent GI cancers and increase overall mortality 13
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Are breast self-exams or clinical exams effective for screening breast cancer? 803
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Do insulin-sensitizing drugs increase ovulation rates for women with PCOS? 156
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False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears 303
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Screening for prostate cancer: Who and how often? 586
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Vitamin E does not lower women's risk of CVD or cancer 838

What is the appropriate diagnostic evaluation of fibroids? 460
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What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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Nephropathy

For those intolerant to ACE inhibitors and ARBs, what is the best therapy for reducing the risk of diabetic nephropathy? 711
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What interventions reduce the risk of contrast nephropathy for high-risk patients? 365
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Nervous system diseases

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Drug treatment minimally effective for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia 407

Melatonin effective for some sleep disorders 493
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Steroid injection equivalent to surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome 401
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What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care? 984
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Niacin

Should liver enzymes be checked in a patient taking niacin? 265
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Nursing homes

Community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Consensus recommendations 255
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Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? 279
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Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

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Obesity

Intense diet, behavior, and physical activity intervention effective for obese children 579
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Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Bariatric surgery in context

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Before and after surgery: The team approach to management

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Surgical options

Managing morbid obesity: New options improve outcomes

Obstetrics

Abdominal pain in a pregnant woman 665
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Early intrathecal analgesia does not increase cesarean sections 500
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How can we best treat and monitor VTE during pregnancy? 998
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How long is expectant management safe in first-trimester miscarriage? 889
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Intrathecal analgesia and the cesarean rate 690
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No need for routine glycosuria/proteinuria screen in pregnant women 978
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Preterm labor: Diagnostic and therapeutic options are not all alike 245
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What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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What treatments prevent miscarriage after recurrent pregnancy loss? 892
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Opioids

Tramadol addiction 356
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What is the addiction risk associated with tramadol? 72
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Osteoarthritis, knee

Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee 200
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Hyaluronic acid injections relieve knee pain 758
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Osteoporosis

How should a DEXA scan be used to evaluate bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis? 65
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Otitis externa

Otitis externa: Providing relief while avoiding complications 669
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Otitis media

Acute otitis media: Influence of the PCV-7 vaccine on changes in the disease and its management 961
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Acute otitis media: Making sense of recent guidelines on antimicrobial treatment 313
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Early tymp tubes do not improve outcomes after 3+ years 929
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Parent satisfaction OK with no treatment of otitis 754
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Papanicolaou smear

Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears for pregnant women? 463

Pediatrics

Acute otitis media: Influence of the PCV-7 vaccine on changes in the disease and its management 961
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Acute otitis media: Making sense of recent guidelines on antimicrobial treatment 313
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Anemia does not predict iron deficiency among toddlers 494
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Diagnosis unaffected by giving children narcotics for abdominal pain 583
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Does neonatal circumcision decrease morbidity? 81
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Early tymp tubes do not improve outcomes after 3+ years 929
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How should we evaluate and treat ADHD in children and adolescents? 1058
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How should we follow up a positive screen for anemia in a 1-year-old? 272
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Intense diet, behavior, and physical activity intervention effective for obese children 579
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Is DEET safe for children? 468
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Managing diarrhea in infants 253
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Otitis externa: Providing relief while avoiding complications 669
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Parent satisfaction OK with no treatment of otitis 754
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Should we recommend universal neonatal hearing screening? 727
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Stimulants similarly effective for ADHD 750
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Vaginal pain and fever in a premenarchal girl: How would you treat? 938
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What are effective treatments for oppositional and defiant behaviors in preadolescents? 162
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What illnesses contraindicate immunization? 621
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What is the best treatment for gastroesophageal reflux and vomiting in infants? 372
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What is the best treatment for nocturnal enuresis in children? 905
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What is the best treatment for pertussis? 1096
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What is the most effective treatment for ADHD in children? 166
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What vitamins and minerals should be given to breastfed and bottle-fed infants? 1089
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Who should get hepatitis A vaccination? 624
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Pertussis [non-MeSH]

Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

What are the indications for evaluating a patient with cough for pertussis? 74
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What is the best treatment for pertussis? 1096
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Physical therapy techniques

Physical therapy adds little to back pain treatment 19
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Physician-patient relationship

Are you running an airline? 1016
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Diabetic foot ulcer and poor compliance: How would you treat? 768
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Direct-to-consumer print ads for drugs: Do they undermine the physician-patient relationship? 1049
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Earning trust and losing it: Adolescents' views on trusting physicians 679

False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears 303
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Group medical visits and lifestyle modification 64
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How patients' trust relates to their involvement in medical care 344

Making the most of the time we have 455
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Patient satisfaction affected by physician self-disclosure 16
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Professional obligation 379
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Shared decision-making not for all patients 1028
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The community-focused family medicine clinic: A "new model" in Oregon 704

Would Isaac Newton make a good family doc? 924

Pneumococcal disease

Vaccines for persons at high risk due to medical conditions, occupation, environment, or lifestyle, 2005

Pneumonia

Antibiotic choice makes little difference in CAP 494
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Community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Consensus recommendations 255
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Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? 279
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Outpatient treatment as effective as inpatient for many with pneumonia 406
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Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

Poliovirus

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Do insulin-sensitizing drugs increase ovulation rates for women with PCOS? 156
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What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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Pregnancy

Abdominal pain in a pregnant woman 665
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How can we best treat and monitor VTE during pregnancy? 998
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How long is expectant management safe in first-trimester miscarriage? 889
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Isolated oligohydramnios at term: Is induction indicated? 25
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No need for routine glycosuria/proteinuria screen in pregnant women 978
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What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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What treatments prevent miscarriage after recurrent pregnancy loss? 892
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Prenatal care

Early intrathecal analgesia does not increase cesarean sections 500
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Early intrathecal analgesia does not increase cesarean sections 500
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Isolated oligohydramnios at term: Is induction indicated? 25
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Preterm labor: Diagnostic and therapeutic options are not all alike 245
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Preterm labor

Preterm labor: Diagnostic and therapeutic options are not all alike 245
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Probiotics

Do probiotics reduce adult lactose intolerance? A systematic review 613
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Prolactin

What is the recommended evaluation and treatment for elevated serum prolactin? 897
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Prostate-specific antigen

False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears 303
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Screening for prostate cancer: Who and how often? 586
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Prostatic neoplasms

False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears 303
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Screening for prostate cancer
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Screening for prostate cancer: Who and how often? 586
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Proton pump inhibitors [non-MeSH]

All PPIs equivalent for treatment of GERD 1024
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Aspirin plus PPI safer than clopidogrel if there is history of GI bleeding 308
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Diagnostic challenges: Differentiating nighttime GERD 1073
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Management of GERD: Current primary care approaches
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PPIs effective for diagnosis, treatment of noncardiac chest pain 840
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Pruritus

Palpable purpura and a visible sock line 520
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Persistent itchy pink rings 131
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Psychology, applied

Group medical visits and lifestyle modification 64
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Psychotic disorders

Newer antipsychotics similar to older agents 1026
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Public health

Antibiotic choice makes little difference in CAP 494
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Childhood vaccine schedules and procedures, 2005

Communicating the benefits and risks of vaccines

Community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Consensus recommendations 255
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Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective for older adults 757
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How to overcome barriers to vaccination: practical strategies for providers

Immunization barriers and solutions

Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? 279
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Meningococcal vaccine: New product, new recommendations 324
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Pandemic influenza: How it would progress an what it would require of you 1045

Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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Routine childhood vaccines, 2005

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

The growing threat of avian influenza 442
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The uninsured: Is there hope for them? 952

Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

Vaccine schedules and procedures, 2005

What illnesses contraindicate immunization? 621
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When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test 873
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Who should get hepatitis A vaccination? 624
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Public policy

A case that is black and white: The price of being poor and African American in New Orleans 832

Consumer-directed health care: One step forward, two steps back? 212
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I met a genie 96
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The uninsured: Is there hope for them? 952

Pulmonary embolism

Diagnosing PE: Results vary among the tests 930

Negative CT scan to rule out PE equal to angiography 657
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Validated algorithm for evaluating suspected pulmonary embolism 653

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Quinine

Does quinine reduce leg cramps for young athletes? 76
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Race and ethnicity [non-MeSH]

A case that is black and white: The price of being poor and African American in New Orleans 832

Gender- and race-based differences in CVD

Non-consented IUD placement reported by Mexican immigrants: A caution for caregivers in the US? 263
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Rash

Palpable purpura and a visible sock line 520
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Red facial rash with "granitos" 777

Skin rash and muscle weakness 864
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Raynaud's phenomenon

What is the evaluation and treatment strategy for Raynaud's phenomenon? 553

Recurrent ischemic stroke

Preventing recurrent ischemic stroke: A 3-step plan 412
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Rehabilitation

Rehab as good as spinal fusion for chronic back pain 752
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Renovascular hypertension

Does early detection of suspected atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension change outcomes? 813
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Respiratory tract diseases

"My airway is closing" 423

Antibiotic choice makes little difference in CAP 494
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COPD and antibiotics 1066
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Diagnosing PE: Results vary among the tests 930

Do beta-blockers worsen respiratory status for patients with COPD? 472
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Do beta-blockers worsen respiratory status for patients with COPD? 472
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High-dose zafirlukast in emergency department provides small benefit in acute asthma 304
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Intermittent therapy effective for mild persistent asthma 578
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Management of asthma in primary care settings

Negative CT scan to rule out PE equal to angiography 657
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No antibiotics needed for lower respiratory infection 756
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Outpatient treatment as effective as inpatient for many with pneumonia 406
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Pandemic influenza: How it would progress an what it would require of you 1045

Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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The growing threat of avian influenza 442
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Validated algorithm for evaluating suspected pulmonary embolism 653

What is the best treatment for pertussis? 1096
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When should a chest x-ray be used to evaluate acute-onset productive cough for adults? 1081
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Respiratory tract infections

Community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Consensus recommendations 255
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Is sputum evaluation useful for patients with community-acquired pneumonia? 279
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No antibiotics needed for lower respiratory infection 756
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Treating community-acquired bacterial respiratory tract infections: Update on etiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial therapy 357

Retinopathy

Tight blood pressure control prevents blindness in patients with diabetes 106
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Self-care

Are breast self-exams or clinical exams effective for screening breast cancer? 803
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Time requirements for diabetes self-management: Too much for many? 52
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Sexual dysfunction

Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction 838
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Sexuality

Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction 838
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Shoulder pain

What can we expect from nonoperative treatment options for shoulder pain? 216
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Sinusitis

Acute sinusitis, antibiotics, and the Holy Grail 152
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Are antibiotics beneficial for patients with sinusitis complaints? A randomized double-blind clinical trial 144
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Skin diseases

A sore and sensitive tongue 33
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A young girl with scaly skin plaques 947
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Bullous eruption on the posterior thigh 1041
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Little evidence either way for diet, sun, cleansing in acne management 662
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Once-daily topical steroid dosing effective for eczema 499

Palpable purpura and a visible sock line 520
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Persistent itchy pink rings 131
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Pits on the soles of the feet 597
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Puzzling palmar papules and pits 227
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Red facial rash with "granitos" 777

Skin rash and muscle weakness 864
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Unilateral rash on a baby girl 341

Vesiculobullous disease 355
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What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis? 714
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Sleep disorders

Melatonin effective for some sleep disorders 493
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Somatoform disorders

Somatization: Diagnosing it sooner with emotion-focused interviewing 231

Spinal fusion

Rehab as good as spinal fusion for chronic back pain 752
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Spleen

Can we prevent splenic rupture for patients with infectious mononucleosis? 547
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Sports medicine

Do preparticipation clinical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes? 628
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Does quinine reduce leg cramps for young athletes? 76
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How should we follow athletes after a concussion? 902
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Statins [non-MeSH]

Do statins delay onset or slow progression of Alzheimer's dementia? 626
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Lipid drugs have varying effects on overall mortality 577
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Steroids

Once-daily topical steroid dosing effective for eczema 499

Steroid injection equivalent to surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome 401
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Stroke [non-MESH]

Aspirin prevents stroke, not MI, in women 584
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Clinical decision rules accurately predict stroke risk in atrial fibrillation 309
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Preventing recurrent ischemic stroke: A 3-step plan 412
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Which imaging modality is best for suspected stroke? 536
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Substance-related disorders

Baclofen in outpatient treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome 24
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Is yearly chest x-ray screening helpful in reducing mortality for smokers? 815
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Professional obligation 379
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Tramadol addiction 356
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What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco? 368
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What is the addiction risk associated with tramadol? 72
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Surgical procedures

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Bariatric surgery in context

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Before and after surgery: The team approach to management

Management of morbid obesity: The role of bariatric surgery: Surgical options

Managing morbid obesity: New options improve outcomes

Minimally invasive procedures: What family physicians need to know

Sutures

How does tissue adhesive compare with suturing for superficial lacerations? 378
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Technology

Epocrates Essentials: is the expanded product an improvement? 57
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JFP and the pace of technology 4
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Testosterone deficiency

Hypogonadism in aging men: Considerations for treatment

Identifying testosterone deficiency in aging men

The problem with Henry: Diabetes and hypogonadism

Thiazolidinediones

Do TZDs increase the risk of heart failure for patients with diabetes? 723
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Thromboembolism

How can we best treat and monitor VTE during pregnancy? 998
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Thrombosis

Does anticoagulation prevent thrombosis for persons with fractures distal to the hip? 376
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Thyroid

Levothyroxine and FDA bioequivalence ratings 179
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Tissue adhesives

How does tissue adhesive compare with suturing for superficial lacerations? 378
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Tobacco use

Is yearly chest x-ray screening helpful in reducing mortality for smokers? 815
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What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco? 368
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Tuberculosis

When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test 873
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U

Urinary tract infection

3 days of Cipro better than amoxicillin-clavulanate for uncomplicated UTI 409
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Urogenital diseases

3 days of Cipro better than amoxicillin-clavulanate for uncomplicated UTI 409
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Do insulin-sensitizing drugs increase ovulation rates for women with PCOS? 156
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Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears for pregnant women? 463

Treating negative dipstick dysuria decreases symptoms 844
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What is the appropriate diagnostic evaluation of fibroids? 460
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What is the best treatment for nocturnal enuresis in children? 905
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V

Vaccines

Acute otitis media: Influence of the PCV-7 vaccine on changes in the disease and its management 961
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Childhood vaccine schedules and procedures, 2005

Communicating the benefits and risks of vaccines

Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective for older adults 757
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How to overcome barriers to vaccination: practical strategies for providers

Immunization barriers and solutions

Meningococcal vaccine: New product, new recommendations 324
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Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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Recent changes in influenza epidemiology and vaccination recommendations

Routine childhood vaccines, 2005

Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

Vaccine schedules and procedures, 2005

Vaccines for persons at high risk due to medical conditions, occupation, environment, or lifestyle, 2005

What illnesses contraindicate immunization? 621
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When, and when not, to use the interferon-gamma TB blood test 873
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Who should get hepatitis A vaccination? 624
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Vaginal pain

Vaginal pain and fever in a premenarchal girl: How would you treat? 938
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Vaginal smears

Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears for pregnant women? 463

Vascular diseases

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening recommended for some men 408
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Optimum oral antiplatelet therapy for vascular disease 23

Venous thromboembolism [non-MeSH]

How can we best treat and monitor VTE during pregnancy? 998
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Venous thrombosis

Clinical assessment of limited value in DVT diagnosis 934
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Vesiculobullous disease

Vesiculobullous disease 355
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Virus diseases

Acute sinusitis, antibiotics, and the Holy Grail 152
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Are antibiotics beneficial for patients with sinusitis complaints? A randomized double-blind clinical trial 144
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Can we prevent splenic rupture for patients with infectious mononucleosis? 547
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Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective for older adults 757
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Pandemic influenza: How it would progress an what it would require of you 1045

Recent changes in influenza epidemiology and vaccination recommendations

Who should get hepatitis A vaccination? 624
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Vitamin supplementation

Calcium/vitamin C not effective for secondary prevention of fracture 658
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Should liver enzymes be checked in a patient taking niacin? 265
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Vitamin E does not lower women's risk of CVD or cancer 838

Vitamin E not helpful, perhaps harmful 199
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What vitamins and minerals should be given to breastfed and bottle-fed infants? 1089
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Vomiting

What is the best treatment for gastroesophageal reflux and vomiting in infants? 372
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W

Warfarin

What is the interval for monitoring warfarin therapy once therapeutic levels are achieved? 171
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Weight loss

Intense diet, behavior, and physical activity intervention effective for obese children 579
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Popular diets equally effective for losing weight 306
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Ten years after bariatric surgery: weight loss sustained, diabetes and hypertension reversed 204
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White-coat hypertension [non-MeSH]

Measuring blood pressure at home is valuable 1031
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What is the best way to identify patients with white-coat hypertension? 549
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Whooping cough

Pertussis: A disease re-emerges 699
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Routine vaccines across the life span, 2005

What are the indications for evaluating a patient with cough for pertussis? 74
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What is the best treatment for pertussis? 1096
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Women's health

Acute coronary syndrome in women

CAD in women: Special considerations

Congestive heart failure in women

Do insulin-sensitizing drugs increase ovulation rates for women with PCOS? 156
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Fundamental flaws of the WHI
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Gender- and race-based differences in CVD

Guidelines for prevention of CVD in women

Headaches associated with OCs tend to improve over time 1027
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Hormone replacement therapy: The right choice for your patient? 428
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How can we best treat and monitor VTE during pregnancy? 998
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How long is expectant management safe in first-trimester miscarriage? 889
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In menopausal women, does fatigue indicate disease? 895
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Isolated oligohydramnios at term: Is induction indicated? 25
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Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction 838
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No need for routine glycosuria/proteinuria screen in pregnant women 978
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Non-consented IUD placement reported by Mexican immigrants: A caution for caregivers in the US? 263
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Oral contraceptives are effective for dysmenorrhea 843
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Peripheral vascular disease and CAD in women

Preterm labor: Diagnostic and therapeutic options are not all alike 245
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Should a nylon brush be used for Pap smears for pregnant women? 463

Strategies for optimizing management of menstrual migraine

The role of noninvasive testing in the diagnosis and prognosis of women with suspected CAD

Treating negative dipstick dysuria decreases symptoms 844
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Vitamin E does not lower women's risk of CVD or cancer 838

What are the best therapies for acute migraine in pregnancy? 992
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What are the relative risks and benefits of progestin-only contraceptives? 806
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What is the appropriate diagnostic evaluation of fibroids? 460
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What is the best approach to the evaluation of hirsutism? 465
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What is the best way to diagnose menopause? 1000
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What treatments prevent miscarriage after recurrent pregnancy loss? 892
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Wounds and injuries

How does tissue adhesive compare with suturing for superficial lacerations? 378
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X

X-ray

When should a chest x-ray be used to evaluate acute-onset productive cough for adults? 1081
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