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Counseling or Antidepressants for Treating Depression?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
, based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews] There is limited evidence that antidepressant medications and cognitive behavioral therapy are similarly effective for patients with severe depression [Strength of recommendation: B...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 14 (2009 February 25)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-02)
Missouri hospitalist, issue 23 (2009 November 25)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-11)
Missouri hospitalist, issue 19 (2009 July 23)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-07)
Which imaging modality is best for suspected stroke?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Patients exhibiting stroke symptoms should have brain imaging immediately within 3 hours of symptom onset (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic review). In the first 3 hours after a suspected cerebrovascular accident (CVA...
What Clinical Findings Can Be Used to Diagnose Deep Venous Thrombosis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
), clinical findings can reliably differentiate patients into categories of low, moderate, or high probability of having DVT. [Strength of recommendation: A, based on numerous studies of CDRs from different clinical centers.]...
Should liver enzymes be checked in a patient taking niacin?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
No randomized trials directly address the question of frequency of liver enzyme monitoring with niacin use. Niacin use is associated with early and late hepatotoxicity (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on incidence data from randomized...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 24 (2009 December 23)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-12)
How should you evaluate an asymptomatic patient with a femoral or iliac artery bruit?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
(SOR: B, extrapolation from randomized clinical trials [RCTs])....
Do insulin-sensitizing drugs increase ovulation rates for women with PCOS?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Short-term use of metformin (Glucophage) improves ovulation rates for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials [RCT]). Metformin also decreases...
Newspaper management training and attitudes : a survey of managing editors and human resource directors on management training and attitudes toward management in newspapers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Surveys of managing editors and human resource directors at U.S. newspapers were conducted to quantify management training, ascertain hiring practices, and probe attitudes about management training. The response rate of the surveys were too low (14...
Antiviral Agents for Pregnant Women with Genital Herpes
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
There is no evidence that the use of antiviral agents in women who are pregnant and have a history of genital herpes prevents perinatal transmission of herpes simplex virus (HSV) to neonates. [Strength of recommendation: A, based on multiple...
Does screening for diabetes in at-risk patients improve long-term outcomes?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
that "until we have better evidence about its benefits, harms, and costs, the role of screening as a strategy to reduce the burden of suffering of diabetes will remain uncertain"� (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on inconclusive studies). The group...
Are antibiotics effective in preventing pneumonia for nursing home patients?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
. Three measures effectively prevent pneumonia in nursing home patients: influenza vaccination of residents (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on systematic review of homogenous cohort observational studies); influenza vaccination of caregivers...
Initiating antidepressant therapy? Try these 2 drugs first
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
When you initiate antidepressant therapy for patients who have not been treated for depression previously, select either sertraline or escitalopram. A large meta- analysis found these medications to be superior to other ...
An online disconnect : a case study of the effect of social media on a metropolitan newsroom's organizational culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This research explores the role of social media use in a traditional newsroom by examining how reporters and editors use social media tools, particularly Twitter and Facebook, in their day-to-day work activities. It uses the theoretical framework...
What interventions reduce the risk of contrast nephropathy for high-risk patients?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Several interventions may reduce the risk of contrast nephropathy for high-risk patients; however, most evidence uses surrogate markers for clinically relevant outcomes. Because dehydration is a risk factor for developing contrast nephropathy...
Do antipyretics prolong febrile illness?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
(strength of recommendation [SOR]: A-, based on small randomized controlled trials). Acetaminophen did not affect symptoms, overall condition, or time to complete healing in children with varicella, although it increased the time to total scabbing of lesions...
Do TZDs increase the risk of heart failure for patients with diabetes?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
(Avandia) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on a large retrospective cohort study). However, patients on regimens that include pioglitazone but not insulin have lower rates of CHF than those taking insulin but not pioglitazone (SOR: B, based on a...
Noncardiac inpatient has acute hypertension: Treat or not?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2022-09)
A retrospective study found more harm than benefit from treating elevated blood pressure in hospitalized noncardiac patients....