Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring and Primary Care
Oct 18, 2018
When should you consider coronary artery calcium scoring to determine CV risk in your patients? Our author found some solid guidance.
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What Young People are Drinking: A 10-question Quiz
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Sample: Which beverage accounted for the largest percentage of total beverage consumption among US youth? Milk? Water? The answer might surprise you.
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This quick slideshow sheds light on 3 common eating disorders that can impact patients across all populations.
Emesis x3 Weeks in an Elderly Woman: Dx?
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ECG Challenge: The patient is seen in the ED after a short-lived reprieve from vomiting. She faints during the ECG. What’s your read of the tracing?
5 Qs on Managing Hepatitis C in the Young
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How much do you know about HCV treatment in children and teens? Take this short, 5-question quiz to find out.
The Future of Aspirin in Primary CVD Prevention
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What exactly is the role of aspirin in CVD prevention? Two notable studies from ESC 2018 and 3 ongoing studies sought to address that very question.
11 Questions on Cannabis-based Medication
Oct 11, 2018
Sample: True or false? The longer a study on cannabis-based interventions lasted, the less of an effect on pain was reported.
2 GI Case Quizzes: Fatigue/Poor LFTs; Pain post-Gastric Bypass
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Two scenarios: a 42-y/o man with MRCP findings of concern and a 35-y/o woman s/p RNY and C-sections, with RUQ pain. Your solutions?
PVD Management in a post-COMPASS World
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A subanalysis of the COMPASS trial found that combination treatment with rivaroxaban and aspirin reduced incidence of major adverse limb events by 43%.
Managing Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Short Summary of a Long History
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A look back at a decade of advances in management of peripheral vascular disease prompted this short summary of big changes.
