Carmen Strickland, MD

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Do abnormal fetal kick counts predict intrauterine death in average-risk pregnancies?

Author:: Carmen Strickland, MD

Publish date: April 1, 2009

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No. Structured daily monitoring of fetal movement doesn’t decrease the rate of all-cause antenatal death in average-ri...

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How should patients with Barrett’s esophagus be monitored?

Author:: Carmen Strickland, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2006

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Some patients who have been diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus will develop dysplasia and, in some cases, esophageal carcino...

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What is the best way to manage benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Author:: Carmen Strickland, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2003

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: A simple repositioning maneuver, such as the Epley maneuver (Figures 1 and 2 ), performed by an experienced clinician, can p...

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Benefits of tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention do not always outweigh overall risks

Author:: Carmen Strickland, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2002

IBIS Investigators. First results from the International Breast Cancer Intervention Study (IBIS-I): a randomized prevention trial. Lancet 2002; 360...

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Empiric Eradication Therapy or Endoscopy in Helicobacter pylori-Positive Patients?

Author:: Carmen Strickland, MD

Publish date: December 1, 1999

Heaney A, Collins JS, Watson RG, McFarland RJ, Bamford KB, Tham TC. A prospective randomised trial of a “test and treat” policy versus endoscopy ba...