Parents of Overweight Children Do Not Perceive the Health Risks
If a parent does not perceive their child to be obese, food choices for meals or snacks can be affected—or encouraging more exercise may not seem important. But parents in this study did not seem to worry even after they'd been told by a physician that their child's weight placed the child at risk. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 23, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Use Peanut Butter to Sniff Out Early Alzheimer Disease?
Peanut butter and a ruler may turn out to be tools that offer an inexpensive, sensitive, and specific olfactory means of screening for Alzheimer disease. Details here. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 23, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Strategies for Protecting and Treating Immunosuppressed Patients
Here: tips for optimal care for patients with medical disorders that suppress their immune systems or who are taking immunosuppressant medications. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 23, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Basal Cell Carcinoma: Looks Can Be Deceiving
Basal cell carcinoma often has a distinct appearance: a waxy bump that is pearly or translucent, with a rolled border is classic. But its appearance can raise suspicion for other conditions—mainly melanoma. Here are some examples of typical and atypical BCCs. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 23, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Rapid Opioid Detoxification
The use of general anesthesia to speed opioid detox without the discomforts of withdrawal has no scientific support. It can also be more dangerous than even a cold-turkey stop. Here, evidence of the hazards and support for time-tested dose reduction. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 22, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Opioid Overdose: New Demographic Data Reveal Related Comorbidities
Before you prescribe an opioid, take into account whether your patient has a mental health disorder or a chronic illness. A new study shows that a significant proportion of patients who visit emergency departments with opioid overdoses have comorbid mental health disorders, circulatory diseases, and respiratory diseases. Details here. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 22, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Viral Hepatitis: A Quiz
Here: 5 things (at least) you may not know about human viral hepatitis. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 22, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Satisfaction: Toward Better Care for Patient and Clinician
Keeping your patients satisfied can help keep you sane—and possibly even happy. Here: strategies for enhancing clinician/patient communications. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 21, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Dietary Assessments Valuable for Crohn Disease Patients
The primary care physician first needs to engage patients with IBD in a discussion about food and inflammatory potential, especially in IBD. Offering examples of useful food records will help patients record meaningful data about their consumption. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 21, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
To Many Patients, "Clinical-ese" Might as Well be Greek
When it comes to the prostate, most men in this study couldn't locate it and didn't know identify its function. Translation: patients don’t speak the same language that physicians do. Clinicians need to be "bilingual" when they're talking with patients. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 21, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Food Intolerance and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Sorting out the Overlap
The patient with non-specific abdominal and bowel complaints typically presents first to primary care. To discern and distinguish the overlap of food allergy, food sensitivity, celiac disease, and others from IBS requires a careful, systematic approach. Here, guidance from an expert. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 18, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Why You Shouldn’t Ask “What Do You Mean, Dizzy?”
Here: a fruitful approach to the evaluation of dizziness that focuses on timing, triggers, and associated symptoms, followed by a complaint-directed physical exam with special attention to specific germane aspects of the neurologic exam and (when indicated) selective testing. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 18, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Why You Shouldn't Ask "What Do You Mean, Dizzy?”
Here: a fruitful approach to the evaluation of dizziness that focuses on timing, triggers, and associated symptoms, followed by a complaint-directed physical exam with special attention to specific germane aspects of the neurologic exam and (when indicated) selective testing. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 18, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Warfarin, Aspirin, Both, or Neither: What Would you Prescribe?
Whether to prescribe an antiplatelet or antithrombotic agent in a patient with AF but who is otherwise healthy is not always a straightforward choice. Here, a case in point. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 18, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Battle of the Bulge—An Obesity Photo Quiz
Obesity, a health hazard in its own right, is linked with heart disease, diabetes, and a wide range of other clinical concerns. This week's photo quiz offers a variety of presentations to test your diagnostic acumen.. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - October 18, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
