Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: October 5, 2017
When a patient presents with acute-onset fever and bilateral ankle pain and swelling, which diagnosis should come to mind?
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: August 10, 2017
What’s the most likely diagnosis in otherwise unexplained leukocytosis in a hospitalized patient?
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: June 28, 2017
Frequent nocturia may require a search beyond the usual diagnostic suspects.
Opinion
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: May 16, 2017
Should we double the dose of antihypertensive medications or add an additional medication instead?
News
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: February 23, 2017
Is there compelling evidence to justify giving antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures to patients with prosthetic joints?
Article
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: January 4, 2017
There have been a number of studies looking at whether there is utility in obtaining a CT scan prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected ...
Article
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: October 18, 2016
A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with substernal chest pain. The pain has occurred off and on over the past 2 hours...
Article
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: September 16, 2016
Article
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: August 17, 2016
Is there good evidence for patients with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome to avoid influenza vaccines or vaccinations in general?
News
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: July 8, 2016
Does the literature justify avoiding blood pressure measurements and blood draws on the ipsilateral arm after breast cancer?
News
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: May 14, 2016
Should treatment of pancreatitis include early avoidance of food?
News
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: April 19, 2016
Patching the eye after corneal abrasions and withholding narcotics in acute, severe abdominal pain are two more myths of medicine.
Article
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: March 18, 2016
Should triptans never be prescribed when patients take SSRIs or SNRIs? And what about mixing alpha blockers and phosphodiesterase inhibitors?
News
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: February 10, 2016
News
- Author:
- Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Publish date: January 6, 2016
Do beta-blockers really worsen depression? And are they best avoided in obstructive pulmonary disease?
