Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: October 29, 2024
The risks of the diet include dehydration, poor oral intake, and decreased quality of life.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: August 27, 2024
The drug has a surprising number of off-label uses, some with no evidence of efficacy.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: July 31, 2024
These helpful drugs have been shown to be safe for the liver and absolved for causing muscle pain.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: June 14, 2024
Fight misinformation by taking time to answer your patients’ questions.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: May 13, 2024
For CT scanning, it is OK to give contrast when needed. A conservative cutoff for contrast use would be a GFR less than 30.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: March 27, 2024
An expert panel consisting of otolaryngologists, neurologists, allergists, and primary care physicians concluded that the majority of sinus headach...
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: March 1, 2024
Instead of negative interactions, some drugs have beneficial effects in areas other than their indicated use.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: February 2, 2024
Always consider the risks of polypharmacy when considering therapies for your elderly patients.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: January 12, 2024
Physicians note the increase in the number of hospital administrators, specialists who refer patients away from primary care, insurance carriers dr...
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: November 17, 2023
Sarcoidosis should always be part of the differential when you see lymphopenia.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: October 20, 2023
Endless faxes, patient misinformation, and lack of access to specialists top my list.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: September 20, 2023
The expiration date is a date, required by law, that the manufacturer can guarantee greater than 90% original potency of the medication.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: August 11, 2023
Iron supplements can treat fatigue, restless legs syndrome, and possibly thinning hair.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: July 5, 2023
Many things have been added to the plate of primary care professionals. Patients need doctors now more than ever to give excellent, compassionate c...
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: May 9, 2023
Many medications can cause cardiac symptoms and other serious side effects in elderly patients.
