ALLEN PERKINS, MARIROSE TRIMMIER
Symptoms of waterborne illness are primarily gastrointestinal, but upper respiratory and skin manifestations also occur. Symptoms are usually self-limited, and supportive treatment may be all that is necessary. However, some infections can cause significant morbidity and...
I. CORI BAILL, ANALIA CASTIGLIONI
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in postmenopausal women older than 50 years. Clinicians should use the pooled cohort risk assessment equations or another risk calculator to estimate the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Major...
MARK H. EBELL, ROLAND GRAD
The top 20 original research studies and systematic reviews of 2016 cover a variety of topics, including hypertension, respiratory conditions, diabetes mellitus, and musculoskeletal conditions. Selected by members of the Canadian Medical Association, these studies are known...
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MICHAEL LEFEVRE, PAUL A. JAMES
Preventive medications treat asymptomatic individuals at risk of a disease, rather than those diagnosed with a disease. A high standard must be met when guidelines recommend lifelong preventive medications, knowing that at best, a small minority of patients will benefit and...
WILLIAM E. CAYLEY, JR.
There is insufficient evidence to determine whether beta2 agonists can improve symptoms for children with acute cough or bronchitis with wheeze. Beta2 agonists are not likely to benefit and may cause adverse effects in adults who do not have evidence of airflow restriction ...
KATHLEEN A. BARRY
Citrate supplementation reduces stone size to less than 5 mm and prevents new stone formation when compared with placebo or no intervention. Citrate therapy also stabilizes existing stones and decreases the need for retreatment. These benefits come at the expense of upper...
JONATHON M. FIRNHABER
The primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) depends on accurate estimation of cardiovascular risk. However, a recent systematic review identified 363 prediction models.
BERNARD NOVELOSO, BERNY BASTIAMPILLAI, NIHARIKA PERNI, AMANDA WATERMAN
Antibiotics should be used for prophylaxis in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Prophylaxis reduces all-cause mortality by 21%, as well as bacterial infections and rebleeding.
CHINWE E. UKAONU, GARY M. CLAY, JR., SHAYLA A. CURTIS
An 11-year-old boy presents with grade 3 gynecomastia, with sagging breasts and darkened areolas.
DAVID SLAWSON
This study found that current asthma was ruled out after repeated testing in one-third of adults with physician-diagnosed asthma. Patients ruled out for current asthma were less likely to be using asthma medications or daily controlling medications and less likely to have...
LISA HAUK
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) have made recommendations for all clinicians to treat hypertension in persons 60 years and older, based on the benefits and harms of higher (less than 150 mm Hg) and lower (140 mm Hg or...
DEAN SEEHUSEN, TYLER ROGERS
Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were able to adequately relieve perineal pain for many postpartum women at four hours and longer.
Swimming is usually a safe and healthy activity. It is possible to get sick from water that has germs in it by swallowing it or getting it in a cut. You can get infections from swimming pools, too, even if the water has been treated with chlorine. There are bacteria, viruses,...
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