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Do antibiotics improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbations?
- Author:
- Sagi Mathew, MD
- Deborah Zeitlin, PharmD
- Katherine Rickett, MSLS, MSEd
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES. Antibiotic use reduced mortality and treatment failure in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic...
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What’s the best way to control circumcision pain in newborns?
- Author:
- Rachel A. Shockley, DO
- Katherine Rickett, MSLS, MSEd
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: DORSAL PENILE NERVE BLOCK (DPNB), ring block (RB), and eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) all control pain...
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What are the best prophylactic drugs for migraine?
- Author:
- Jonathon M. Firnhaber, MD
- Katherine Rickett, MSLS, MSEd
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: BETA-BLOCKERS without intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, amitriptyline, divalproex sodium/sodium valproate, and topiramate...
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What are the most practical primary care screens for post-traumatic stress disorder?
- Author:
- Stephanie M. Davis, MD
- James D. Whitworth, PhD
- Katherine Rickett, MSLS, MSEd
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The 4-item Primary Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder screen (PC-PTSD) is a simple and effective tool to identify symptoms...
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Should you use steroids to treat infectious mononucleosis?
- Author:
- Kathryn Paige Dickens, PharmD, BS
- Ann Marie Nye, PharmD
- Valerie Gilchrist, MD
- Katherine Rickett, MSLS, MSEd
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Generally, no. Studies of steroids to treat infectious mononucleosis have found no significant effect on the clinical...