Cocoa: Can 2 Cups a Day Keep Dementia at Bay?
Every physician knows that a “magic pill” that would safely and effectively prevent dementia has eluded the multiple and expensive efforts of the world’s greatest pharmaceutical companies. A new study offers a ray of hope on this front. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Novel Oral Anticoagulants and Food Intake: Does It Matter?
There are no specific food types to avoid with these new agents; however, there are differences in bioavailability among them when taken with or without food. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Chronic GERD and Intestinal Metaplasia: What Next?
Upper endoscopy demonstrates salmon colored tongues that extend 2 cm above the squamocolumnar junction in a 42-year-old man with chronic GERD. Biopsies reveal intestinal metaplasia without any dysplasia. What now? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Most Likely Cause of Epigastric Pain and Discomfort?
What is the most likely cause of epigastric pain or discomfort in patients who have not undergone any investigations? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Overt Upper GI Bleeding: What to do First?
What do the American College of Gastroenterology recommendations for initial assessment and risk stratification for patients with overt upper GI bleeding include? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Take the “Breath Test”—A Pediatric Respiratory Photo Quiz
Respiratory symptoms are a major reason why outpatients seek medical care, and primary care physicians who treat children frequently see pneumonia. This week’s photo essay tests your knowledge of respiratory problems in kids. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 17, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
White Knuckles
Chalk these lesions up to trauma? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 16, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk for Glaucoma
Results of a recent study suggest that OSA is not simply a marker for poor health but is an independent risk factor for open-angle glaucoma. Both conditions affect millions worldwide. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 16, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Smoking and HDL: Bad News for the Good Lipid
Smoking negatively affects nearly every aspect of the HDL molecule. Cigarette smoke impairs HDL’s atheroprotective properties and actually can transform the good lipid into a dangerous one. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
All About Gout: 10 New Ways to Beat an Old Foe
Becoming familiar with recent developments in managing “the king of diseases and the disease of kings” may help. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Lots of Lesions, Hematemesis, Vaccinations
This week’s questions cover a range of disorders—from infectious disease to GI problems, to HIV/AIDS. See how well you do . . . (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Probiotic Therapy: Level I Evidence for Acute Infectious Diarrhea Only
Probiotics are used to treat a number of conditions, but there have been well conducted, well controlled studies only in management of acute infectious diarrhea. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Probiotic Therapy: Level I Evidence for Which Condition?
Probiotics are used in the management of all the conditions listed here but there is level 1 evidence for efficacy only in which one? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Recurrent Nausea and Vomiting: Gastroparesis is the Cause
A diagnosis of gastroparesis is based on the cardinal symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and early satiety. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What’s Associated With Proton Pump Inhibitor Use?
All of the following have been associated with chronic proton pump inhibitor use except. . . ? (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - August 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
