According to the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA), mood disorders are a key comorbidity in patients with psoriatic arthritis. How often do you screen for...
The American College of Gastroenterology recently released a guideline for diagnosing and treating chronic pancreatitis. Do you know what the guideline recommends about screening these patients for...
Mental health screening tools and symptom scales have been evaluated in clinical trials for various uses. Do you know how they have impacted clinical practice?
Your patient is a 17-year-old boy. His parents believe he is showing signs of an anxiety disorder. They ask if he is qualified to be screened so they can receive an exact diagnosis as he hasn’t been...
Your patient is a 12-year-old girl who is overweight. Obesity runs in her family’s history and her father has type 2 diabetes. Her parents believe she should be screened for diabetes.
Bone mineral density testing is indicated in women of any age who present with one major risk factor. Do you know which risk factors are considered “major” among women? Take our pop quiz to test your...
The USPSTF released a recommendation statement regarding the benefit of screening children and adolescents for type 2 diabetes. Take our poll to let us know what you think!
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides a list of questions primary care physicians should ask all adolescents, athletes, and nonathletes at least every 3 years or at entry into middle school and high...
To prepare for colonoscopy, patients have traditionally consumed a bowel preparation solution the day before the procedure. What does recent research say about the efficacy of various methods of bowel prep?...
