
The 2022 AAFP Clinical Practice Guideline on hypertension treatment in adults is the subject matter for this 10-question topline quiz that is also a good source of review.

The 2022 AAFP Clinical Practice Guideline on hypertension treatment in adults is the subject matter for this 10-question topline quiz that is also a good source of review.

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Among postmenopausal women taking hormones orally, the NAFLD prevalence increased from 25.3 to 29.4% while it decreased from 24 to 17.3% in those using the transdermal route.
Renowned pediatric rehabilitation physician Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, highlights the scope of the specialty and its core objectives.

The US Food and Drug Administration granted BTD to pegozafermin for the treatment of patients with NASH.

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Pivotal cardiovascular outcome trials that evaluated cardiorenal benefits of the newer classes were not designed to consider racial/ethnic variations, researchers state.
How can a nearby physiatrist help your patient with hypertension? If comorbid arthritis has the person couchbound, a consult and some PT could go a long way.

Members of the ACIP voted on Friday to recommend Pfizer’s maternal bivalent RSVpreF vaccine to protect newborns from severe RSV illness.

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The biosimilar to the GLP-1 mimetic Victoza proved noninferior for reduction of HbA1c and had similar positive effects on body weight, lipids, and blood pressure.
The patient with neck pain might be better off referred to a physiatrist for additional evaluation and possibly treatment, according to PM&R physician Atul Patel, MD.

Empagliflozin is approved to lower the risk of sustained decline in eGFR, end-stage kidney disease, CV death, and hospitalization in adults with CKD at risk of progression.

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Waist-to-hip ratio was more powerfully and consistently associated with risk of all-cause mortality than BMI or FMI, but can it replace BMI as a clinical indicator?

The new app is designed to help persons with diabetes understand how food and activity impact blood glucose levels and to revise behavior accordingly.

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Meta-analysis: Among persons with symptoms of long COVID, respiratory and exercise training were effective but pooled information on safety was "uncertain, imprecise."
A member of the board of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation highlights the breadth of his practice.