Top 5 Post-bariatric Surgery Apps for Primary Care
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle after bariatric surgery can prove difficult for patients, but these 5 apps can help both in and out of the clinical setting.
COPD Insights: 8 Studies in Brief
Consequences of a late COPD diagnosis, a blood test to stratify mortality risk, and 6 other new studies offer insights into improving care for COPD patients.
Two Bariatric Surgery Patients with Odd Post-op Complaints
Vomiting, rash, and mental changes; numbness in the feet and stumbling. What's causing these odd symptoms after successful weight loss surgery?
How to Help Patients Quit Smoking: 10 Questions for Primary Care
Take this quick 10-question quiz to find out what you can do to help your patients live tobacco-free.
The Exercise Prescription: What Should the Patient Do? And How Much is Enough?
Patients know that regular exercise is important but often need guidance on what's best. A pulmonologist advises on how to asses individual needs, utilize guidelines, and create a plan.
Teens with Asthma Favor E-cigs, Hookah
Middle/high school students with asthma were found more likely to use 5 different tobacco products vs classmates without asthma.
The Next Top 5 FDA-Cleared Apps for Primary Care
A personal EKG monitor, an app that wirelessly connects to a smart thermometer, and 3 more FDA-cleared apps for primary care.
REDUCE-IT Trial: A 5-question Quiz
Test your knowledge of the key elements and outcomes of the highly buzzed about REDUCE-IT trial with this 5-question quiz.
Tobacco and Lung Health: A “World No Tobacco Day” Quiz
World No Tobacco Day is on May 31, 2019. Patient Care helps support the WHO observance with this quick 10-question quiz on the health impact of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
US Prescription Drug Use: 7 Questions to Test Assumptions
The National Center for Health Statistics recently released a report on prescription drug use in the US. Take this 7-question quiz to see how much you know about the latest findings.
4 FDA-Approved Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems: An Update
Refresh your memory of 4 CGM systems that received FDA-approval in 2018. Each one offers innovative features to help enhance diabetes care.
Dazed and Confused: 6 CBD Myths and Realities
Help patients sift through the barrage of misinformation, half-truths, and unproven evidence to set them straight about CBD.
Combating the Rise in STIs
Two recent studies presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections highlight novel approaches to combat rising STI rates.
Steering Wheel Trauma to the Abdomen: What's Your Diagnosis?
You see a 45-year-old woman 3 years after small bowel resection related to MVA with trauma to the abdomen. What do her presenting symptoms suggest?
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing and Primary Care: A 10-question Quiz
How much do you know about the increasingly popular direct-to-consumer genetic testing? Find out with this 10-question quiz.
Polycystic Kidney Disease: Studies on Obesity, Pain, Screening
Find summaries here of 3 recent studies conducted to shed light on difficult issues in the management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Type 2 Diabetes: After the Diagnosis, Resist Inertia
Diabetes is a progressive disease and takes advantage of inaction. How would you manage our patient Mrs Davis?
Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical Suspicion and Diagnosis
Who is at risk for T2DM? How often should you screen? What are the cut offs for Dx? Revisit the basics in 5 minutes or less.
Hygiene and Health: 8 Pristine Questions
Sample: The hygiene hypothesis states that early exposure to germs reduces the immune system’s ability to resist infections in later years. True or false?
Lower Abdominal Distress in 2 Patients: What Next?
Both patients complain of diarrhea x1 year; neither presents with weight loss, melena, or hematochezia. What test, which treatment would you choose?
