Risk factors may give a clinician an idea of the chance their patient has of developing a disease, like chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). There are few known risk factors linked to CLL. Do you know which...
In 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a recommendation stating that early introduction of peanuts to children aged as young as 4 months old may prevent peanut allergy. Do you recommend...
The American Heart Association released a scientific statement on the benefits and risks of using complementary and alternative medicines that included suggestions on how to discuss these medications with...
A 62-year-old man with a history of diabetes, neuropathy, and peripheral vascular disease, came to the emergency department (ED) 3 days after a heavy box fell on his foot at work causing him great pain and...
The CDC’s latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey was given to more than 17,000 adolescents at high schools across the United States in the fall of 2021. Do you know which way the percentage of female adolescents...
When managing patients with psoriatic arthritis who do not respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, clinicians must consider several factors before changing their treatment. Think you know what they...
A podiatrist had a former patient who began requesting a copy of his medical records in September 2018. After attempting numerous times to get a copy of the medical records to resubmit to his insurance...
A private practice did not provide a patient with a complete copy of the patient’s medical records. Instead, the practice relied on a state regulation that permitted giving a summary of the medical records....
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