Clinical Briefs in Primary Care – August 1, 2017
August 1, 2017
View Issues
-
Minimizing Risk of NSAID-associated Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Persons who have experienced an NSAID-related upper gastrointestinal bleed would be better served by taking celecoxib than naproxen if continuation of NSAID treatment is required.
-
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Calprotectin Levels
Calprotectin may provide a metric for confirmation of optimized control of rheumatoid arthritis, providing additional insight into disease activity beyond clinical symptoms alone.
-
Identification of Pneumococcal Pneumonia
There is no reason to consider urine antigen testing as indicative of less pneumonia lethality.
-
The Best BP for High-risk Hypertension Patients
The debate continues.
-
Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Inversely Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy
It remains to be determined whether this isolated ingredient from fish, when taken as a single-entity intervention, will provide similar benefits.
-
The Potential Long-term Payoff of Good Initial Diabetes Control
The results of a recent study encourage clinicians to pursue the best control of type 2 diabetes they can attain without incurring significant adverse events.