Shobha Rao, MD

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Atrial fibrillation: Ways to refine your care

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2009

What’s best for your patient: rate or rhythm control? Aspirin or warfarin? These guidelines and tools can help you decide.

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Should you treat carriers of pharyngeal group A strep?

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2008

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The jury is out as to whether you should treat asymptomatic carriers of group A streptococci (GAS), because no studies speci...

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What are the most effective ways you can help patients stop smoking?

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2008

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Brief counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, antidepressants, and varenicline all work well. Physician intervention shoul...

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What is the best treatment for hypertension in African Americans?

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2007

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: In African Americans with hypertension, therapy is best initiated with the low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertensio...

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What is the best treatment for mild to moderate acne?

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

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 best strategy for impaired glucose tolerance in nonpregnant adults?

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

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 best way to treat patients with white-coat hypertension?

Author:: Shobha Rao, MD

Publish date: May 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Evidence is conflicting regarding the risk of cardiovascular complications from white-coat hypertension. Some but not all st...