Clinical Briefs in Primary Care – October 1, 2016
October 1, 2016
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Efficacy of Water Aerobics for Overweight and Obese Hypertensive Women
Clinicians who provide exercise advice to overweight and obese hypertensive patients should find some reassurance about the safety of aerobic exercise in this population.
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What’s the Best Way to Remove a Tick?
The successful tweezer technique was simple: Grab the mouth parts, do not rotate, and pull off directly.
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Topicals for Atopic Dermatitis: Calcineurin Inhibitors vs. Corticosteroids
Topical corticosteroids should remain the first-line treatment for atopic dermatitis.
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Empagliflozin Improves Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
In addition to favorable effects on glucose control and cardiovascular outcomes, treatment with empagliflozin was associated with meaningful reductions in adverse renal outcomes.
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Motivational Interviewing Improves CPAP Adherence
Practitioners of motivational interviewing believe patients naturally often feel some ambivalence about interventions offered to them and that by helping the patient identify such ambivalence, steps can be taken to address obstacles to success.
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Patients Make Multiple Errors in Inhaler Use
The skillfulness of technique has not improved over 40 years of observation.