Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Patient Health Questionnaire and Suicide Ideation
Clinicians should take positive results on the Patient Health Questionnaire seriously and institute appropriate suicide prevention methods.
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Severe Hypoglycemia: Identifying At-risk Groups
Hypoglycemia is such an important obstacle to optimized goal attainment in diabetes.
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Who’s Right About DPP4 Agents and Heart Failure?
Other DPP4 inhibitors such as sitagliptin or linagliptin should be considered when clinicians wish to use a DPP4 inhibitor in patients with heart failure.
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Home BP Monitoring vs Ambulatory BP Monitoring
Clinicians should routinely use ambulatory blood pressure monitoring or home blood pressure monitoring prior to initiating treatment for hypertension.
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What Should Americans Eat?
A healthy eating pattern limits saturated fats, trans fats, added sugars, and sodium.
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A Toast to Not So Fast
The relationship between moderate alcohol use and health benefits may have nothing to do with alcohol.
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The Associations of Vitiligo
A new study suggests vigilance and appropriate screening for comorbid autoimmune disorders when patients present with vitiligo.
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Ambulatory BP Monitoring to Diagnose Hypertension
Research indicates clinicians should perform ambulatory blood pressure monitoring on a much more regular basis.
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Comparing Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapies
Does the type of treatment make a difference?
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Misadministration of Insulin: How Much of a Problem?
Providers should ask for a demonstration of insulin administration technique, even in highly experienced users.