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How much does weight loss affect hypertension?
- Author:
- Katherine Fortenberry, PhD
- Janet Ricks, DO
- Fran E. Kovach, MLIS, AHIP
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: WEIGHT LOSS OF 4 KG by diet reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) by 4.5 and 3.2 mm Hg, respectively (SOR: A,...
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What’s the best way to motivate patients to exercise?
- Author:
- Sean N. Martin, DO
- Brian K. Crownover, MD
- Fran E. Kovach, MLIS, AHIP
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: THERE IS NO SINGLE BEST STRATEGY, given the lack of data from rigorous comparison studies. There are, however, several...
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What's the best way to monitor low-risk patients with a history of differentiated thyroid cancer?
- Author:
- Angela M. Albrecht, MD
- Christopher P. Paulson, MD
- Fran E. Kovach, MLIS, AHIP
Evidence-based answer: A recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH)-stimulated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) level alone is sufficient to monitor for...