HEATHER KOVICH, AMANDA DEJONG
Although the use of antidepressants is widespread, research has shown mixed effectiveness. In the primary care population, medications are modestly superior to placebo in achieving remission. The benefit is more pronounced in patients with severe depression. Second-generation...
ROBERT THOMAS CARLISLE, JOHN DIGIOVANNI
Understanding the anatomy of the orbital region can guide diagnosis and care of the swollen red eyelid. Conditions that may present with swollen red eyelid include superficial skin processes, inflammatory eyelid processes, cellulitis, and orbital mass effect. Methicillin...
LAUREN HERSH, BROOKE SALZMAN, DANIELLE SNYDERMAN
Health literacy includes a set of skills needed to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services. Physicians often overestimate patients' health literacy level. Using universal precautions for all patients, regardless of health literacy level, is...
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BARRY D. WEISS
What can physicians do to address limited health literacy and be sure that patients understand health information? The answer is twofold: practicewide changes and individual communication changes.
TINA FAN, CARLO ROSSI
N.D. is a 72-year-old white man who presents for a preventive visit. He smokes, and his medical history is significant for essential hypertension, which is stable and well controlled with medication. N.D.'s close friend was recently diagnosed with dementia, and N.D. is...
JILL FERRARI
What are the effects of oral and topical treatments for fungal toenail infections in adults?
DAVID A. KLEIN, JAMES A. ELLZY, JOHANNA OLSON
Although the actual number may be higher, research estimates that approximately 700,000 Americans are transgender. Many in this population have inadequate insurance to cover appropriate health care. Primary care clinicians treat transgender patients in their practices, and...
MORTEZA KHODAEE, DREW ASHBY
A 13-year-old girl presented with a painless bump on her knee that had been present for two weeks; Plain radiography was performed.
LISA HAUK
• Cardiac troponin levels should be measured on arrival and again three to six hours after the patient's symptoms began.
Medicines for depression work by increasing levels of chemicals in your brain that help you feel good. These medicines can help people with mild or moderate depression, but they're more effective in people with very bad depression. These medicines work best if you take them...
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