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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Special Feature: Prevention of Overwhelming Post-Splenectomy Infections
A 53-year-old woman with a history of splenectomy 15 years ago for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and no chronic medical problems awoke with headache, myalgias, and fever. She was seen at her local urgent care that evening where she had a temperature of 102°F with mild tachycardia but otherwise normal vital signs. -
Cleansing Patients with Chlorhexidine Promotes Infection Control
Infection control practices often target clinician behaviors, eg, improving adherence to hand washing hygiene and other infection control practices. -
Full May 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs: Hungry, but Alive—Calorie Restriction
Greenfield RH. Hungry, but alivecalorie restriction. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(5):59-60. -
Calcium for Weight Management
Keegan L. Calcium for weight management. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(5):49-55. -
Supplement: Growing Stronger—Strength Training for Older Adults
Growing strongerstrength training for older adults. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(5 suppl):S1-S2. -
Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
Kiefer D. Vitamin D supplementation to preven colorectal cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(5):55-59. -
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
There is a wide variation in presentation and course of ARVD patients, which can likely be explained by the genetic heterogeneity of the disease. -
Prophylactic Amiodarone After Heart Surgery
Oral amiodarone prophylaxis of atrial tachyarrhythmias after cardiac surgery is effective and well tolerated.