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When not to use beta-blockers in seniors with hypertension
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Beta-blockers should not be used to treat hypertension in patients older than age 60 unless they have another compelling indication to use these agents, such as heart failure or ischemic heart disease. Stength of recommendation: ...
Have pedometer, will travel
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Advise your patients to use a pedometer, set a step goal, and keep a step diary. This simple intervention takes only a few moments and is effective in increasing patients' physical activity and decreasing both body mass ...
Does low-dose aspirin reduce preeclampsia and other maternal-fetal complications?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
The use of low-dose aspirin during pregnancy decreases the risk of preeclampsia for women considered at increased risk. The effect is smaller for women without risk factors (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on ...
Which drugs are safest for moderate to severe depression in adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to be the safest, given current data. Major safety concerns--prompting a US Food and Drug administration (FDA) black box label warning--have been raised about increased ...
Which lab tests are best when you suspect hypothyroidism?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is the preferred test for initial evaluation of suspected primary hypothyroidism (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion). If TSH is abnormal, a free thyroxine (T4) level ...
What are the repercussions of disclosing a medical error?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Physicians and their staff may experience a resolution of anxiety and guilt that can improve their well-being (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on survey data). Full disclosure has little effect, however, on the ...
What is the best way to evaluate an acute traumatic knee injury?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
The Ottawa Knee Rules can guide the use of radiography in adults who present with isolated knee pain. However, information on use of these rules in the pediatric population is limited (strength of recommendation [SOR ]: ...
This obscure herb works for the common cold
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Offer patients Pelargonium sidoides (30 drops 3 times a day) to reduce the severity and duration of common cold symptoms and to get patients back to work sooner. Stength of recommendation: B: A single well-designed randomized ...
Saline irrigation spells relief for sinusitis sufferers
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Recommend nasal irrigation to patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Large-volume, low- pressure saline irrigation decreases the severity and frequency of symptoms. Stength of recommendation: B: Single well-done randomized ...
A.B. Lord fellow, 2014
(2014)
Announcement of the recipient of the A.B. Fellowship in Oral Tradition.
Missouri hospitalist, issue 13 (2009 January 15)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
Do patients with type 2 diabetes who aren't taking insulin benefit from self-monitoring blood glucose?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Patients with type 2 diabetes who aren't on insulin and perform self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) show small but significant reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at 6 months but not at 12 months (strength of ...
Skip this step when checking lipid levels
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2015)
Skip this step when checking lipid levels. Practice changer: requiring your patients to fast before undergoing lipid testing. Nonfasting total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL...
Debt types and burdens by family structures
(2020)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine family structure differences in debt types and burdens of American families. Design/methodology/approach: Data are obtained from the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Eight types of family structures...
Mizzou weekly, volume 30, number 02 (September 4, 2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2008)
How best to diagnose asthma in infants and toddlers?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
No reliable way exists to diagnose asthma in infants and toddlers. Recurrent wheezing, especially apart from colds, combined with physician diagnosed eczema or atopic dermatitis, eosinophilia, and a parental history of ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 31, number 17 (January 28, 2010)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2010)
Missouri hospitalist, issue 25 (2010 January 28)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-01)
"Wasting time on romances" : uncommon ground in reader advisory education and professional practice [paper]
(2007)
Do we teach our masters' students about reader advisory services? Well, the majority of schools offer a class that is either explicitly oriented toward Reader Advisory or includes Reader Advisory as a significant element. ...
An examination of musical instrument practice among collegiate musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three projects that were designed to investigate collegiate instrumentalists' practice habits and motivation orientations. The first investigation was a review of the literature about instrumental practice strategies...