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- Shared medical appointments: Increasing patient access without increasing physician hours
Physicians meet with a group of patients simultaneously during a 90-minute visit. Patients get improved access and education, and physicians improve productivity.
- But how many people died? Health outcomes in perspective
Before dispensing advice, we should know the effect of what we recommend on all meaningful outcomes.
- Sepsis and septic shock: Guideline-based management
Sepsis requires prompt recognition, appropriate antibiotics, careful hemodynamic support, and control of the source of infection.
- Mitochondrial cytopathy in adults: What we know so far
The manifestations of mitochondrial cycopathy are remarkably diverse, and the syndromes identified so far probably represent only a few of the disorders.
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: A diagnosis to consider in women with right upper quadrant pain
Does your patient need a hearing aid? Primary care physicians—the gatekeepers of audiologic care—can play a more active role in improving the hearing of their adult patients.
- Should anticoagulation be resumed after intracerebral hemorrhage?
In selected patients, the potential benefit of resuming anticoagulation outweighs the considerable risk.
- Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: A consensus guideline from Canada
Consider the frailty of your elderly patients when prescribing antihypertensive treatment.
- ACC/AHA lipid guidelines: Personalized care to prevent cardiovascular disease
Risk assessment, drugs, patient subgroups, value of therapy, personalized plans, and shared decision-making.