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- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: November 13, 2023
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: NO. In general, nonoral estrogen use for menopausal symptoms is associated with a lower cardiovascular (CV) risk profile tha...
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- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: November 21, 2022
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Fairly accurate. Photometric transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) testing may overestimate total serum bilirubin (TSB) in neonates...
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- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: October 12, 2022
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It depends. A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) made using screening spirometry in patients without ...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: April 13, 2022
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES. Long-term sodium bicarbonate therapy slightly slows the loss of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease ...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: March 8, 2022
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: YES. Compared to the use of a transcervical balloon alone, combined cervical ripening with a balloon catheter and oxytocin s...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: December 7, 2021
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, a link has been established but not a cause-effect relationship. Shorter reported sleep duration in childhood is associ...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: July 23, 2021
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Likely yes. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by nonradiologist physician...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: April 7, 2021
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: MAYBE, but it’s too soon to tell. There is limited evidence that ketamine by itself is effective in the very short term. Sin...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: November 11, 2020
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: PROBABLY NOT—but they may augment self-management. Four-component telehealth systems—including electronic reminders, measuri...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: October 14, 2020
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Probably not, unless the child has severe eczema or egg allergy. In a general pediatric population, introducing peanuts earl...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: April 13, 2020
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes for acetaminophen, not so much for ibuprofen. Prophylactic acetaminophen reduces the odds of febrile reactions in the fi...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: June 1, 2018
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Fecal microbial transplant (FMT) is reasonably safe and effective. In patients who have had multiple Clostridium difficile i...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: December 1, 2017
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It’s unclear whether educational initiatives alone alter vaccine refusal. Although about a third of parents cite herd immuni...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: January 3, 2017
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. In overweight and obese patients, exercise interventions using a pedometer increase steps by about a mile per day over ...
Article
- Author:
- Jon O. Neher, MD
Publish date: November 1, 2015
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It’s impossible to say for certain in the absence of randomized controlled trials. However, in patients whose impingem...
