Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Achieving Depression Remission
Noting the discrepancy between individual scoring systems, more work may be needed to determine which depression scale fits a particular clinical setting.
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Antithrombotics and Subdural Risk
In a recent study, the risk for subdural hematoma was greatest when antithrombotic medications were combined, especially with warfarin/antiplatelet combinations.
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Hate Traffic? You Might Be Forgetting Something
As clinicians search for remediable explanations for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, several epidemiologically intriguing potential culprits have emerged, including air pollution and diesel exhaust.
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Sickle Cell Trait Falsely Lowers Hemoglobin A1c
Clinicians may wish to include additional diagnostic tests for diabetes in persons with sickle cell trait, such as fasting glucose, postprandial glucose, or oral glucose tolerance testing.
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Atopic Dermatitis Associated With Autoimmune Disorders
The list of autoimmune disorders linked with atopic dermatitis has expanded to include vitiligo, alopecia, lupus, and inflammatory bowel disease.
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Antisocial Behavioral Syndromes in the United States
Whether treatment for the numerous other comorbidities, such as substance abuse associated with antisocial personality disorder, will hasten time to remission is an area of needed research.
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Preventing Sickle Cell Disease Pain Crises
Crizanlizumab has been demonstrated to be highly effective in reducing painful crises related to sickle cell disease.
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Recognizing Binge Eating Disorder
Because binge eating disorder is more common in persons with obesity, screening potentially is more useful in this population.
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A Melodious Path to Addressing Dementia Issues
Clinicians might consider informing involved family members or caretakers of the potential positive effects of music therapy.
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The Way to a Man’s Heart Is Through His Stomach?
Although the aphorism “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” may have been intended to reflect another agenda, it may turn out to be far more true than most of us expected.