Charissa Fotinos, MD

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What treatments relieve painful heel cracks?

Author:: Charissa Fotinos, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2012

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Emollient cream may alleviate pain and dryness and improve the appearance of heel cracks (strength of recommendation [SOR]: ...

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Does digoxin decrease morbidity for those in sinus rhythm with heart failure?

Author:: Charissa Fotinos, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2005

EVIDENCE - BASED ANSWER: In patients with congestive heart failure due to systolic dysfunction who are in normal sinus rhythm, digoxin therapy redu...

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Does tight control of blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes improve neonatal outcomes?

Author:: Charissa Fotinos, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: In pregnant women with preexisting type 1 diabetes mellitus, maintaining near-normal blood glucose levels decreases the rate...

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Is there a role for theophylline in treating patients with asthma?

Author:: Charissa Fotinos, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2002

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: With adults, oral theophylline may help lower the dosage of inhaled steroids needed to control chronic asthma. It offers no ...