Laura Wilder, MLS

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Should you test for H pylori in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: December 1, 2011

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: POSSIBLY. Helicobacter pylori increases the risk of developing peptic ulcer disease (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, co...

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How can we keep impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose from progressing to diabetes?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: September 1, 2010

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND SOME DRUGS CAN HELP. Lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss of 5% to 10% of body weight along wi...

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What is the best treatment for mild to moderate acne?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: November 1, 2006

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: For mild comedonal acne, monotherapy with topical retinoids is the treatment of choice (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A)...

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What is the role of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus in atopic dermatitis?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: August 1, 2005

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: When the standard therapies—mild topical corticosteroids and moisturizers—fail in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, patien...

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What is the best strategy for impaired glucose tolerance in nonpregnant adults?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: June 1, 2005

EVIDENCE- BASED ANSWER: The best treatment strategy for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is lifestyle interventi...

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What is the appropriate diagnostic evaluation of fibroids?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: May 1, 2005

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Although transvaginal sonography (TVS) has inconsistent sensitivity (0.21–1.00) and specificity (0.53–1.00), its cost-effici...

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What is the most effective way for relieving constipation in children aged >1 year?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: September 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: A combination of laxatives, behavioral therapy, and balanced diet is the treatment of choice for pediatric constipation (str...

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Do antibiotics prevent recurrent UTI in children with anatomic abnormalities?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: June 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (U...

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Is screening urinalysis in children worthwhile?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: November 1, 2003

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Screening urinalysis in asymptomatic children has not been shown to be beneficial (strength of recommendation: B; based on e...

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Is osteoporosis screening in postmenopausal women effective?

Author:: Laura Wilder, MLS

Publish date: April 1, 2003

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No single study evaluates the effectiveness of osteoporosis screening. However, screening women over the age of 65 years—or ...