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Are serum uric acid levels always elevated in acute gout?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Many patients with acute gout (11%-49%) have normal serum uric acid (SUA) levels (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, prospective cohort studies). Patients taking allopurinol are significantly more likely to have normal ...
Human parathyroid hormone for treating osteoporosis
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
].) The parathyroid hormone teriparatide (Forteo) should be reserved for patients who do not respond to bisphosphonates or who have severe bone loss. (SOR: C, based on expert opinion.)...
Using impact asthma echo to influence physician self-efficacy and guideline adherence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Asthma ECHO influence primary care provider self-efficacy? How does engagement in the learning activities of Impact Asthma ECHO promote clinical guideline adherence? Participants included 19 Primary Care providers participating in Impact Asthma ECHO via...
Does physical therapy improve symptoms of fibromyalgia?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
Physical therapy is minimally effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia, with immediate post-treatment improvement in pain and tender points, and both short- and longer-term improved self-efficacy (confidence in performing ...
Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
). Topical aluminum chloride (Drysol) is effective for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis. (SOR: B, based on one small controlled study). Iontophoresis is effective for treating palmar, plantar, and axillary hyperhidrosis. (SOR: C, based on one unblinded...
Are there big differences among beta-blockers in treating essential hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
debate on the effectiveness of the agents in preventing adverse outcomes. The level of evidence has reached the point where the practice of using beta-blockers as monotherapy should be questioned (SOR : C, expert opinion)....
Which factors increase the risk of an infant becoming an overweight child?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
Variables that increase the risk of overweight in childhood include formula feeding, high birth weight, high rate of weight gain in the first 4 months of life, low socioeconomic status, and maternal obesity (strength of ...
Q Does inadequate sleep increase obesity risk in children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2021-12)
is recommended to help prevent excessive weightgain in children (SOR: C, expert opinion)....
Which drugs are most effective for moderate to severe depression in adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Fluoxetine is the only selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat depression in children 8 years of age and older; it also has the most favorable benefit-to-risk ...
What's the best treatment for CIN 2 or 3?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Excision or ablation of the transformation zone are equally effective for treating an initial diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 2 or 3 in women with a satisfactory colposcopy and no suggestion of microinvasive or invasive...
What are effective treatments for oppositional defiant behaviors in adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on extrapolation from systematic reviews of younger children with ODD and adolescents with conduct disorder). ODD most commonly does not occur as a solitary diagnosis.When ODD is associated with attention deficit/ hyperactivity...
What are the best treatments for herpes labialis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
There are 3: valacyclovir, acyclovir, and topical penciclovir. Valacyclovir, 2g twice in 1 day taken during the prodromal stage of herpes labialis, reduces the episode duration and time to healing. Acyclovir, 400 mg, taken 5 times a day for 5 days...
Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening in Term Pregnancy
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Low-dose (25 mcg) intravaginal misoprostol appears to be safe and effective for cervical ripening in term pregnancy for patients without a history of cesarean section. Compared with other cervical ripening methods, misoprostol ...
What's best when a patient doesn't respond to the maximum dose of an antidepressant?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
(strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion)....
How should patients with Barrett's esophagus be monitored?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Some patients who have been diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus will develop dysplasia and, in some cases, esophageal carcinoma (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on consistent cohort studies). Endoscopic surveillance ...
What nonpharmacological treatments are effective against common nongenital warts?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
to cryotherapy (SOR: B, based on a single randomized trial). CO2 laser, photodynamic therapy, pulsed dye laser (PDL), and Er:Yag laser therapies may also be effective for recalcitrant warts (SOR: C, based on observational cohort studies)....
College of Veterinary Medicine catalog, 2001-2002
(College of Veterinary Medicine. University of Missouri--Columbia., 2001)
College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001-2002 college catalog....
How do exercise and diet compare for weight loss?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Exercise alone produces short-term weight loss that is comparable with that induced by diet, after which a plateau in weight loss appears to occur (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). Exercise in combination with diet ...
Should we screen for bacterial vaginosis in those at risk for preterm labor?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2004)
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with preterm delivery (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, meta-analysis). However, treating asymptomatic, low-risk women with BV does not always prevent preterm delivery (SOR: A, ...
Which technique for removing nevi is least scarring?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
-- has a low risk of producing a hypertrophic or hypotrophic scar (strength of recommendation: C, expert opinion, committee guidelines)....