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Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
There is no clearly superior oral agent for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. (Strength of Recommendation [SOR]: C) Metformin (Glucophage) has shown additional benefit when compared with other treatments ...
Drugs help pass more ureteral stones
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Prescribe tamsulosin (typically 0.4 mg daily) or nifedipine (typically 30 mg daily) for patients with lower ureteral calculi, to speed stone passage and to avoid surgical intervention. Stength of recommendation: A: ...
Anorexia nervosa
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of anorexia nervosa.
Time to try this warfarin alternative?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Consider dabigatran, an oral anticoagulant that does not require monitoring, for the prevention of stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on a single well-done ...
Influenza in pregnancy
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of influenza during pregnancy.
Is your patient still using rosiglitazone?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Do not initiate rosiglitazone therapy for patients with diabetes, and consider switching those who are already taking it to pioglitazone. Stength of recommendation: A: Based on a meta-analysis of 56 randomized trials.
Ureteral calculi: What should you consider before intervening?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
The size of the calculi, their location, and complicating factors such as infection should all be considered. Most ureteral calculi smaller than 5 mm pass spontaneously, as do approximately half of calculi between 5 and ...
Analysis of the information needs of primary care physicians in an electronic health record (EHR)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
. An interdisciplinary team conceptualized nine interview questions over weekly group sessions and fictitious but typical acute and chronic physician's documentation (progress notes) was created by two family medicine physicians (JLB and RJK). An analysis of hour long...
Does blood pressure screening benefit children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
Screening may not show benefits in childhood but could pay off for adults. Although major professional organizations recommend measuring blood pressure (BP) at every clinic visit for all children older than 3 years (strength ...
Do antibiotics shorten symptoms in patients with purulent nasal discharge?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
For most patients with purulent nasal discharge, antibiotics don't decrease symptom duration; they do increase adverse events (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, 3 meta-analyses and 2 randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). ...
What therapies alleviate symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Q: What therapies alleviate symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome? A: Treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women not actively seeking to become pregnant is symptom-specific. Lifestyle modification (LSM) reduces ...
Health service patterns in rural and urban areas : a test between availability and use
(University of Missouri--Columbia, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1972)
Comparison of Patient-Reported Angina with Provider Assigned Canadian Cardiovascular Society Angina Class Before and After Revascularization
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
Background: The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) classification system for angina is a critical
determinant of revascularization appropriateness. A major limitation of CCS is that it rates
patients’ symptoms from ...
Adrenal insufficiency
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of adrenal insufficiency.
Does use of continuous or flash glucose monitors decrease hypoglycemia episodes in T2D?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2023-07)
Q: Does use of continuous or flash glucose monitors decrease hypoglycemia episodes in T2D? Evidence-based answer: NO. In adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (T2D), continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and flash glucose monitoring (FGM) do...
From ‘Remedy Highly Esteemed’ to ‘Barbarous Practice’: The Rise and Fall of Acupuncture in Nineteenth-Century America
(2015-05-27)
considerable popularity in the United States as far back as the early part of the nineteenth century, with American physicians conducting similar experiments on patients in an effort to determine acupuncture’s underlying mechanism of action. In the second half...
A medicare benefit expansion: inpatient clinical and economic outcomes in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-07-08)
the inpatient clinical and economic outcomes associated with a CMS NCD for DBS in PD using Health Care Utilization Project (HCUP) retrospective data from 1999 through 2007. The Healthcare Utilization Project (HCUP) data, is supported by CMS. HCUP is the largest...
Background and community orientation of rural physicians compared with metropolitan physicians in Missouri
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1963)
Aortic stenosis (AS)
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of aortic stenosis.
Mizzou weekly, volume 28, number 19 (February 8, 2007)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2007)