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“Cold Turkey” Works Best for Smoking Cessation
- Author:
- LCDR Dustin K. Smith, DO
- Deborah E. Miller, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
The benefits of smoking cessation are well known ... but being cognizant of the dangers of cigarettes and actually kicking the habit are two...
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“Cold turkey” works best for smoking cessation
- Author:
- LCDR Dustin K. Smith, DO
- Deborah E. Miller, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
Counsel patients who want to quit smoking that doing so abruptly leads to higher cessation rates than does quitting gradually.
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Need an Add-on to Metformin? Consider This
- Author:
- David Wyncott, MD
- Corey Lyon, DO
- Anne Mounsey, MD
Sulfonylureas have been the preferred add-on therapy to metformin for T2DM. But results of a recent analysis suggest there's a better choice—with...
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Can mobile technology improve weight loss in overweight and obese patients?
- Author:
- Lisa M. Harris, DO
- Anne Mounsey, MD
- Joan Nashelsky, MLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes, this technology can help in the short term. Mobile technology compared with minimal or no intervention increases short...
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Need an add-on to metformin? Consider this
- Author:
- David Wyncott, MD
- Corey Lyon, DO
- Anne Mounsey, MD
Sulfonylureas have been the preferred add-on therapy to metformin for T2DM, but a study finds that DPP-4s have lower risks of death, CV events,...
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How do clinical prediction rules compare with joint fluid analysis in diagnosing gout?
- Author:
- Katie L. Westerfield, DO
- Anne Mounsey, MD
- Joan Nashelsky, MLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Clinical prediction rules effectively diagnose gout without joint fluid analysis. The American College of Rheumatology...
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Yeast Infection in Pregnancy? Think Twice About Fluconazole
- Author:
- Amir Barzin, DO, MS
- Anne Mounsey, MD
This study’s findings regarding the risk for miscarriage may mean it’s time to forego fluconazole in favor of topical azoles as firstline...
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Yeast infection in pregnancy? Think twice about fluconazole
- Author:
- Amir Barzin, DO, MS
- Anne Mounsey, MD
This study’s findings regarding the risk of miscarriage may mean it’s time to forego fluconazole in favor of topical azoles as first-line...
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Light Therapy For Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder?
- Author:
- Kehinde Eniola, MD, MPH
- Angela Bacigalupo, MD, MPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
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Does oseltamivir shorten flu symptom duration?
- Author:
- Richard Broadhurst, BSPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
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Light therapy for nonseasonal major depressive disorder?
- Author:
- Kehinde Eniola, MD, MPH
- Angela Bacigalupo, MD, MPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
While bright light therapy already has a place in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder, a recent trial spotlights its utility beyond the...
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Resistant Hypertension? Time to Consider This Fourth-line Drug
- Author:
- Alexander Kaysin, MD, MPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
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Resistant hypertension? Time to consider this fourth-line drug
- Author:
- Alexander Kaysin, MD, MPH
- Anne Mounsey, MD
For most adults with resistant hypertension, spironolactone is superior to doxazosin and bisoprolol as an adjunct to triple therapy.
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Aneuploidy Screening: Newer Noninvasive Test Gains Traction
- Author:
- Sarah Nickolich, MD
- Narges Farahi, MD
- Kohar Jones, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
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What next when metformin isn't enough for type 2 diabetes?
- Author:
- Emily M. Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
- Joseph Wehby, MD
- Anne Mounsey, MD
This patient-centered case vignette offers insight into how best to choose among additional oral agents, basal insulin, or the newer GLP-1...