Hepatitis C: Pre-treatment Testing and Monitoring At-a-Glance
What are the most important labs to monitor before, during, and after HCV treatment? Essentials in this brief slide show.
8 Baby Steps to Rating Infant Crying
What's normal and what's not when infants cry? Key findings of a new study are summarized in these slides.
Gout Rounds: 5 New Developments
Primary care can do more to help reduce gout morbidity, says a new review-plus 4 more studies on gout treatment and prevention.
New OSA Testing Guideline, Summarized
Obstructive sleep apnea ups the risk for many other health issues. Click through a 6-slide summary of updated recommendations.
"Knarley" Knuckles in a 12-year-old Boy
This 12-year-old boy has had asymptomatic swellings over multiple knuckles all his life. How would you explain the condition to him?
Top 10 Primary Care Drugs Approved in Early 2017
Click through this slide summary for a look at some of the more significant approvals so far for primary care.
COPD--Impact of Undertreated Symptoms
A new study reports the impact on work productivity and lifestyle of undertreated COPD in the US, Europe, and China.
Testosterone Revisited: 6 New Degrees of Separation
The primary male sex hormone connects with a variety of health factors, and therapy could have positive effects. A quick look at 6 new studies.
E-cigarettes: Where there's No Smoke, there's Still Fire
Several clinical studies have added some clarity to the potential risks. Scroll through the slides for recent findings.
When Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes Coexist, How Best to Prevent Stroke?
In these complicated patients, should warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant be chosen for stroke prevention?
7 Pearls from New Pediatric Obesity Guidelines
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines address the assessment, treatment, and prevention of child and teen obesity.
10 Shots of IBD Preventive Care
New ACG inflammatory bowel disease vaccination and screening guidelines call on primary care physicians as comanagers.
Updated 2017 GOLD Recommendations for COPD
Important revisions to the GOLD recommendations include a new definition of COPD and refined diagnostic categories.
Top 3 Pulmonology Apps for Primary Care Physicians
Every primary care physician needs a few specialty references at hand. Check out these 3 for assists with pulmonary patients.
A Suspicious Scaly Rash on a Young Sailor
Look closely at this eruption and consider its distribution. Is the dermatology clinic seeing a "textbook" case here? What's your diagnosis?
2017 ADA Standards of Medical Care: Evidence-based Updates
Cardioprotection, diabetes anxiety, and hypoglycemia protection are just a few of the areas amended with new guidance.
New Hypertension Guidelines: 7 Highs and Lows
The ACP and AAFP provide evidence-based recommendations on the benefits and harms of higher vs lower systolic blood pressure targets.
A Boy with a Bald Spot on his Scalp, Returns
The lesion, seen first more than 10 years ago, is larger and has changed. It has not been followed. Your Dx? Next steps?
Opioids and Benzodiazepines Share New FDA Warning
The "black box" warns of known dangers linked to combined use of the products and will appear on labels of more than 400 products.
8 New Rheumatoid Arthritis Findings
RA symptoms invisible but harmful, mortality increases with RA, plus 6 more highlights from recent RA studies of interest to primary care.
