Browsing Clinical Inquiries, 2001 by Title "Journal of family practice, 50, no. 03 (March 2001)"

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  • How soon should serum potassium levels be monitored for patients started on diuretics? 

    Blanning, Adam; Westfall, John M. (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2001)
    Case series show that hypokalemia following initiation of diuretic therapy occurs in most patients within 2 to 8 weeks. However, no studies are available that adequately predict the risk of this complex and multifactorial ...

  • What is the best oral antifungal medication for tinea capitis? 

    Johnston, Krystol; Chambliss, M. Lee (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2001)
    Terbinafine is effective, safe for use in children, and relatively inexpensive, and it offers a shorter course of therapy than griseofulvin. Unfortunately, it is not available in liquid form. Fluconazole is available in ...