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Treating pulmonary embolism at home?
- Author:
- Mari Egan, MD
- Kate Rowland, MD
For select patients, acute PE can be managed safely and effectively without hospitalization.
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BP meds: This simple change improves outcomes
- Author:
- Kate Kirley, MD
- Umang Sharma, MD
- Kate Rowland, MD
For patients with uncontrolled hypertension, a switch to bedtime dosing is advisable.
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Combatting lice in a single treatment
- Author:
- Dionna Brown, MD
- Kate Rowland, MD
Spinosad (Natroba), a topical pediculicide approved by the FDA in 2011, effectively eradicates lice—with no nit-picking.
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Zinc for the common cold—not if, but when
- Author:
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Goutham Rao, MD
A new meta-analysis shows that zinc supplementation can reduce the duration and severity of a cold, if it’s started early on.
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Consider this option for heavy menstrual bleeding
- Author:
- Robert Levy, MD
- Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
- Kate Rowland, MD
Women who fail to respond to—or are unable to tolerate—other treatments for heavy menstrual blood loss now have another choice.
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Colicky baby? Here’s a surprising remedy
- Author:
- Thomas Koonce, MD, MPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
- Kate Rowland, MD
When distraught parents seek your help because their breastfed infant won’t stop crying, recommend probiotics.
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Palliative care: Earlier is better
- Author:
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD
For patients with metastatic cancer, early palliative care—with a referral at diagnosis—has many benefits.
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Add a fibrate to a statin?
- Author:
- Jody Lounsbery, PharmD, BCPS
- Shailendra Prasad, MD, MBBS, MPH
- Kate Rowland, MD
For most patients with diabetes and dyslipidemia, adding a fibrate does not improve cardiovascular outcomes.
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PT or cervical collar for cervical radiculopathy?
- Author:
- Mariya Dmytriv, MD
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Thomas Gavagan, MD, MPH
- David Holub, MD
Active treatment (physical therapy + home-based exercise) and passive treatment (cervical collar + rest) are equally effective at relieving acute...
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Start a statin prior to vascular surgery
- Author:
- Susan L. Pereira, MD
- James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH
- Kate Rowland, MD
Rather than increasing cardiac complications, as previously feared, the perioperative use of statins appears to lower the risk.
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Which factors increase the risk of an infant becoming an overweight child?
- Author:
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Rick Wallace, MSLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Variables that increase the risk of overweight in childhood include formula feeding, high birth weight, high rate of weight...
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When to suggest this OC alternative
- Author:
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
Consider continuous use of the vaginal ring for women who want minimal bleeding and maximal protection.
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Azithromycin for PID beats doxycycline on all counts
- Author:
- Kate Rowland, MD
- Bernard Ewigman, MD MSPH