Applied Evidence
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Applied Evidence
The family physician’s role in long COVID management
A paucity of both data and therapeutics presents obstacles to care and makes your role in symptom management, psychological support, and referral—...
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Applied Evidence
A practical guide to hidradenitis suppurativa
Early diagnosis and treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa is key to avoiding severe disease and minimizing its negative psychological impact.
Case Reports
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Case Reports
40-year-old woman • fever • rash • arthralgia • Dx?
► Fever
► Rash
► Arthralgia
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
How does gender-affirming hormone therapy affect QOL in transgender patients?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: There are modest effects on depression but not anxiety. Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is associated with modest...
Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
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Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
Erythrasma
Erythrasma is a skin condition caused by acute or chronic infection of the outermost layer of the epidermis (stratum corneum) with ...
Perspectives
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Article
A reason for hope in the face of long COVID
What we know about long COVID appears to be following the early course of its parent illness.
Photo Rounds
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Photo Rounds
A worsening abdominal rash
The confluence of 2 treatments (one appropriate, one not) led to a challenge in diagnosing this worsening rash.
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Photo Rounds
Teen with hyperpigmented skin lesions
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Photo Rounds
Macules and abdominal pain
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Photo Rounds
Incidental skin finding
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Photo Rounds
Blue-black hyperpigmentation on the extremities
In some cases, diagnosis entails less “what is it?” and more “what caused it?”
Practice Alert
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Practice Alert
Why you (still) shouldn’t prescribe hormone therapy for disease prevention
The USPSTF has reaffirmed its recommendation against using hormone therapy for chronic disease prevention in postmenopausal women. Here’s a look...
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Practice Alert
Whom to screen for anxiety and depression: Updated USPSTF recommendations
New guidance is offered concerning anxiety in children, adolescents, and adults. Advantages of particular screening tests are reviewed.
PURLs
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PURLs
Consider this SGLT2 inhibitor for patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction
The addition of empagliflozin to usual therapy reduced hospitalization risk, regardless of patients’ diabetes status.