Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Cocaine Use and Pyoderma Gangrenosum
In addition to the other obvious concerns about cocaine use, add pyoderma gangrenosum to the list.
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Considering Perioperative Statins in Cardiac Surgery
Despite early data suggesting benefits of perioperative statin treatment, a larger data set fails to confirm benefit and indicates some potential harm.
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Vindication of Salmeterol-Fluticasone Single-inhaler Combination
The prescription of long-acting beta agonists monotherapy for asthma patients is still appropriate, but data are reassuring in regard to long-acting beta agonists + fluticasone therapy.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Serious Adverse Outcomes
The marked increased risk for suicide in chronic fatigue syndrome patients suggests clinicians should enhance their vigilance for chronic fatigue syndrome and promptly intervene with patients who screen positive for depression.
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Who Should Receive Diabetes/Prediabetes Screening?
Although treating patients with prediabetes delays progression to diabetes, it remains to be seen whether such early identification actually reduces clinical events.
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A Newly Identified Statin Toxicity
Most cases of statin-associated autoimmune myopathy treated in a timely fashion with immunosuppressive therapy produce favorable outcomes.
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Treatment Selection for Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
The diversity of choices now requires closer attention to individual patient characteristics and preferences to ensure best outcomes.
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Sublingual Desensitization Against House Dust Mites
Sublingual house dust mite desensitization is a promising tool for asthmatic patients not well controlled on inhaled steroids.
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Updated Guidelines on Acne Management
The new guidelines provide a useful template on which to plan management of acne at all levels of severity.
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Long-acting Anticholinergics and Beta Agonists for COPD
Combining long-acting antimuscarinic agents with long-acting beta-agonists provides meaningfully better symptomatic improvement than either agent alone.