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What's the best way to treat Achilles tendonopathy?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Rest and ice are considered first-line therapy for acute Achilles tendonopathy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion), as is nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (SOR: B, systematic review). Chronic ...
What are the most effective ways you can help patients stop smoking?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Brief counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, antidepressants, and varenicline all work well. Physician intervention should begin with routine assessment of smoking status for all patients. Brief (3 minutes or less) ...
What is the best workup for hypocalcemia?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Unexplained hypocalcemia can usually be diagnosed by a limited number of serum tests when the cause isn't obvious from the history (recent neck surgery or renal failure): calcium corrected for serum albumin); creatinine; ...
Can metformin undo weight gain induced by antipsychotics?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
of recommendation: B: Based on a single, well-designed, randomized controlled trial....
A therapist survey of evidence-based practices in publicly funded youth mental health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
sizes in controlled clinical trials for evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for youth MH problems (Weisz, Jensen-Doss & Hawley, 2006). One potential reason for this discrepancy may be that therapists within TAU contexts are not implementing EBTs. To date...
What are the causes of elevated TSH in a newborn?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Congenital hypothyroidism is a critical cause of elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in newborns; evaluate all neonates with an elevated TSH for congenital hypothyroidism (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A). Other ...
What is the best treatment for oral thrush in healthy infants?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
Nystatin oral suspension is a safe first-line therapy; fluconazole is more effective (strength of recommendation [SOR ]: B, 1 small randomized controlled trial [RCT]) but has not been approved by the Food and Drug ...
Field borders for agronomic, economic and wildlife benefits (2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
What is the best age to start vitamin D supplementation to prevent rickets in breastfed newborns?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Evidence-based answer: It's unclear what age is best to start vitamin D supplementation because no comparison studies exist. That said, breastfed infants who take vitamin D beginning at 3 to 5 days of life don't develop rickets (strength...
Which combination drug therapies are most effective for hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Insufficient evidence exists to determine which specific combinations most effectively decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, although combinations of hypertension medications at lower doses generally reduce cardiovascular outcomes (stroke...
What does the evidence tell us about treating very-high-risk patients to an LDL <70 mg/dL?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
No studies directly compare low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels <70 mg/dL to levels of 71 to 100 mg/dL in very-high-risk patients. However, no evidence suggests a "floor" for LDL cholesterol levels beyond which further reductions of heart disease...
Mizzou Nursing, 2008 Fall
(University of Missouri -- Columbia. School of Nursing., 2008)
Medial epicondylar apophysitis (Little League elbow)
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of medial epicondylar apophysitis.
Determining and Responding to Teacher Professional Development Needs
(2008)
Though prior efforts described in the research base emphasized the importance of professional development for the purposes of elevating teacher knowledge and practice, the school improvement and leadership literature suggested that providing...
How do antidepressants affect sexual function?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Evidence-based answer: patients treated with elective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine have significantly higher rates of overall sexual dysfunction--including desire...
Bipolar disorder
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of bipolar disorder.
District Workforce Development and Instructional Capacity: A Strategic Perspective
(2008-03)
Some depictions of human resource (HR) functions tend to see connections to core missions, e.g., teaching and learning, as a
“hub and spoke” arrangement with HR functions such as recruitment, selection,
induction, ...
Diverticulitis
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of diverticulitis.
Conn's syndrome
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of Conn's syndrome.
Mizzou weekly, volume 30, number 11 (November 6, 2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2008)