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Choosing Wisely: 10 practices to stop—or adopt—to reduce overuse in health care

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Kate Rowland, MD, MS

The evidence-based recommendations presented here, made by the AAFP and other societies, can help you to avoid unnecessary testing and...

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Fever, petechiae, and joint pain

Author:
Syed Rahman, MD
Adetunji Adegboyega, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

Our patient’s signs and symptoms developed one week after being bitten by a rat that she was feeding to her son’s pet snake.

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Monitoring Home BP Readings Just Got Easier

Author:
Jennie B. Jarrett, Pharm D, BCPS
Linda Hogan, PhD
Corey Lyon, DO
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

If you've ever lamented the high inaccuracy of in-office BP readings, this is for you: A simple new rule can help you sift through home BP...

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Monitoring home BP readings just got easier

Author:
Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Linda Hogan, PhD
Corey Lyon, DO
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

This novel method of identifying patients with uncontrolled hypertension correlates well with ambulatory BP monitoring.

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Should You Bypass Anticoagulant “Bridging” Before and After Surgery?

Author:
Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS
Ted Schaffer, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

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Should you bypass anticoagulant “bridging” before and after surgery?

Author:
Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS
Ted Schaffer, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

Skipping perioperative use of LMWH in low- and moderate-risk patients on warfarin for atrial fibrillation doesn’t increase their risk of stroke or...

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Helmets for Positional Skull Deformities: A Good Idea or Not?

Author:
Kate Rowland, MD, MS
Nil Das, MD

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Helmets for positional skull deformities: A good idea, or not?

Author:
Kate Rowland, MD, MS
Nil Das, MD

Probably not. Helmets appear to be no more effective than waiting for natural skull growth to correct the shape of an infant’s head.

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Probiotics for colic? A PURL update

Author:
Debra B. Stulberg, MD, MA
Kate Rowland, MD, MS
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Low-dose penicillin for recurrent cellulitis?

Author:
Liz Nguyen, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

Giving patients with leg cellulitis low-dose penicillin helps prevent recurrence, this study shows—but optimal dose and duration are still unknown...

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Is Self-swabbing for STIs a Good Idea?

Author:
Cristy Page, MD, MPH
Anne Mounsey, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

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Is self-swabbing for STIs a good idea?

Author:
Cristy Page, MD, MPH
Anne Mounsey, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

It is. There is no down side to self-collection, this study suggests.

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Optimal timing for peripheral IV replacement?

Author:
Dionna Brown, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

There’s no downside to switching from routine to clinically indicated replacement of peripheral IV catheters. And your patients will appreciate...

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Rethinking antibiotics for sinusitis—again

Author:
Christopher Boisselle, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

Previous evidence rejected the need for antibiotics to treat acute rhinosinusitis, unless the symptoms were severe. A new study finds little...

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Treating pulmonary embolism at home?

Author:
Mari Egan, MD
Kate Rowland, MD, MS

For select patients, acute PE can be managed safely and effectively without hospitalization.

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