Sherry Dodson, MLS

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Do TZDs increase the risk of heart failure for patients with diabetes?

Author:: Sherry Dodson, MLS

Publish date: August 1, 2005

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Patients with diabetes who take thiazolidinediones (TZDs) have a higher incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) than tho...

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Does tight control of blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes improve neonatal outcomes?

Author:: Sherry Dodson, MLS

Publish date: October 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: In pregnant women with preexisting type 1 diabetes mellitus, maintaining near-normal blood glucose levels decreases the rate...

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Do ACE inhibitors prevent nephropathy in type 2 diabetes without proteinuria?

Author:: Sherry Dodson, MLS

Publish date: January 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors make a significant difference for patients with diabetes as a whole. If patie...

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What is the best treatment for bronchiolitis?

Author:: Sherry Dodson, MLS

Publish date: January 1, 2003

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Nebulized epinephrine decreases oxygen requirements, respiratory rate, wheezing, and retractions and may lower hospitalizati...

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Is there a role for theophylline in treating patients with asthma?

Author:: Sherry Dodson, MLS

Publish date: September 1, 2002

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: With adults, oral theophylline may help lower the dosage of inhaled steroids needed to control chronic asthma. It offers no ...