Top 5 Depression Apps for Primary Care Providers
This month, our app reviewer selected the top 5 depression apps that you and your patients can use. Which ones made the cut?
Fever and a Stiff Neck: The Usual Suspect?
A 4-year-old girl is seen in the ED for low-grade fevers x2 weeks, headaches, neck stiffness. Lumbar puncture is recommended. Do you agree?
Intermittent Fasting: An 8-question Quiz
How much do you know about this increasingly popular diet form? Take our 8-question quiz to find out.
10 New Things in Nutrition and Health
This concise slideshow serves up a bounty of recent research findings to help your patients make healthful dietary choices.
5 New “Cluster-Based” Classifications of Diabetes
A Swedish analysis has identified 5 diabetic "clusters" that could aid diagnosis and individualize treatment. Scroll through our quick slideshow for details.
Anticonvulsants as Analgesics: 11 Questions on Benefits vs Risks
Sample: Between 2012 and 2016, the number of prescriptions for gabapentin in the US increased by approximately how much?
5 Qs on Vaccines for People Over 50
Sample: Which vaccine is considered optional for healthy adults aged 50-64 years? Hepatitis A? Pneumococcal? Other?
A Map to Undercutting Medical Overuse
This guide shows the way to reducing unnecessary and potentially harmful tests and treatments.
Rx Shorts: August 2018
Ongoing Shingrix shortage, thyroid medication recalled, reduced opioid manufacturing, and more Rx updates that could impact your practice.
Top 5 Addiction Support Apps
Opioids, alcohol, other? In our short slide show, we review the top 5 apps to help you guide patients to and through addiction recovery.
Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes
Men with diabetes are 3 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction, but are often too embarrassed to talk about it. How can we help open the dialogue?
Autumnal Rash and Fever: Your Dx?
A 2-year-old boy is seen for 2 days of cough, high fever, vomiting, and a rash. Is the rash location a clue to diagnosis?
A Family with Flaky Skin
Three siblings share a scaly, lizard-like rash. Neither parent has the condition. What do you think this could be?
A Pharmacist’s 4 Top Tips for Safe Prescribing
Highlights include: Eliminating dangerous drug abbreviation habits, easy-to-use online drug interaction checkers, and more.
Atypical Depression: 5 Typical Questions
Sample: Approximately what percentage of patients with major depressive disorder may actually suffer from atypical depression, according to DSM-IV criteria?
The Impact of Opioids on the Endocrine and Immune Systems
How much do you know about the impact of opioids on the endocrine and immune systems? Take our 9-question quiz to find out.
Primary Care Tips to Help Patients Lose Weight
What tips can you give your patients to help them lead a healthier lifestyle? Click through this quick slideshow to find out.
Headline Medical News: July 2018
Patient Care scoured the web to find the top news in medicine this month that could affect your practice. Which ones made the cut?
Top 5 Immunization Apps for Primary Care Providers
Which immunization apps should you put on your mobile device today? Our app reviewer offers the complete rundown.
Osteoporosis Rx Poor Within 6 Months of Hip Fracture
A new study found that post-hip fracture, less than 5% of elderly patients were started on osteoporosis medication despite high risk for recurrent fracture.