Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

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Palliative care: Earlier is better

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2010

For patients with metastatic cancer, early palliative care—with a referral at diagnosis—has many benefits.

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Glucose control: How low should you go with the critically ill?

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: August 1, 2009

Being too aggressive in lowering blood sugar levels of ICU patients may increase their risk of death, a new study shows.

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Suspect an eating disorder? Suggest CBT

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: May 1, 2009

Unless your patient is seriously underweight—with a BMI ≤17.5—cognitive behavioral therapy may be her best bet.

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Dust mite control measures don’t help asthma patients

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2008

Forget about mattress covers and air filtration systems. They don’t work, despite what the guidelines say.

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Can metformin undo weight gain induced by antipsychotics?

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: August 1, 2008

Convincing evidence shows that metformin alone and in combination with lifestyle changes is superior to lifestyle changes alone or placebo.

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Patients insist on antibiotics for sinusitis? Here is a good reason to say “no”

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2008

Convincing evidence emerges from primary care trials.

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Have pedometer, will travel

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2008

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When not to use beta-blockers in seniors with hypertension

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2008

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For Bell’s palsy, start steroids early; no need for an antiviral

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2008

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Is it DVT? Wells score and D-dimer may avert costly workup

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2007

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Annual zoledronic acid infusion lowers risk of fracture, death

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2007

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Stroke prevention: Age alone does not rule out warfarin

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2007

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Double-dose vitamin D lowers cancer risk in women over 55

Author:: Sarah-Anne Schumann, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2007