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    Do OTC remedies relieve cough in acute URIs?

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    Lauren DeAlleaume, MD
    Beth Tweed, MLIS, AHIP

    EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: SOME DO. DEXTROMETHORPHAN (DM) for adults and honey for children provide some relief. DM may modestly decrease cough in...

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    When are empiric antibiotics appropriate for urinary tract infection symptoms?

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    Lauren DeAlleaume, MD
    Elizabeth M. Tweed, BSN, MLIS

    EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Healthy, nonpregnant women presenting with the triad of frequency, dysuria, and no vaginal symptoms have about a 96% chance...

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    What findings distinguish acute bacterial sinusitis?

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    Lauren DeAlleaume, MD
    Sandi Parker, MLIS

    EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No combination of clinical findings can reliably distinguish acute viral rhinosinusitis from acute bacterial rhinosinusitis...

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