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- Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: A consensus guideline from Canada
Consider the frailty of your elderly patients when prescribing antihypertensive treatment.
- Intimate partner violence: How you can help female survivors
The patient is more likely to disclose abuse if the physician asks. Counseling and referral improve safety and health.
- Prescribing for the pregnant patient
Key concepts to consider and practical advice for choosing the safest possible drug treatments.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An update for the primary physician
COPD has seen several changes in its assessment and treatment in recent years, reflecting advances in our understanding.
- Optimizing transitions of care to reduce rehospitalizations
Factors that contribute to poor care transitions, programs that improve them, and strategies for successful transitions.
Managing advanced chronic kidney disease: A primary care guidePrimary care physicians can manage most aspects early on, but as it progresses, more care should shift to a nephrologist.
- Don’t forget non-Alzheimer dementias
An accurate diagnosis is important, as the causes of dementia can differ in their course and treatment.
- Recognizing, managing medical consequences of eating disorders in primary care
Intentional malnutrition and purging can lead to a wide range of medical problems. And refeeding has pitfalls.
- Prevention and treatment of influenza in the primary care office
Fewer than half of eligible US residents get vaccinated. Here is a review of the barriers and the new options.
- New hypertension guidelines: One size fits most?
The new report is more evidence-based and focused, outlining a strategy that is simpler and, in some instances, less aggressive.