Best Articles of 2021
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This is a list of the most important articles of 2021.
Retail/Urgent Care
Don’t Feed the Bears – Overprescribing Antibiotics and Downstream Healthcare Utilization
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In the year following an urgent care center (UCC) visit for acute respiratory illness (ARI), patients of providers in the top quartile of ARI antibiotic prescribing received more future antibiotics after the index visit than those of providers in the bottom quartile. This led to more future healthcare visits for ARI symptoms by both the patient and their spouses.
Best Articles of 2020
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This is a list of the most important articles of 2020.
Musculoskeletal Pain – New ACP | AAFP Guidelines
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Topical NSAIDS (with or without menthol), followed by oral NSAIDs or acetaminophen, should be used to treat non-low back musculoskeletal pain in adults. Opioids, including tramadol, are not recommended.
Are Steroid Bursts Harmful?
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The incidence of GI bleeding, sepsis, and heart failure was increased even with a short steroid burst, defined as oral corticosteroids for 14 days or fewer.
Point | Counterpoint – Dog Bites Need Antibiotics
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The preponderance of limited evidence supports antibiotic use for dog bites, and the benefit outweighs the risk.
Point | Counterpoint – Dog Bites Do Not Need Antibiotics
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Treating dog bites with antibiotics to prevent infection may not be beneficial and may result in antibiotic related side effects and promote resistance.
MDCalc Tools for Telehealth
Use of Telehealth is increasing dramatically. Here is a list of some of the best clinical decision tools that may be applied to Telehealth.
COVID-19 | Spoon-Feed Version
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This post compiles the most authoritative answers to your questions about COVID-19 all in one place.
Resurrecting Lowly Cephalexin for Non-purulent SSTI
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Treating non-purulent cellulitis with narrow spectrum antibiotics improves meaningful patient outcomes. Stop throwing vancomycin around or adding TMP/SMX to cephalexin if there is no pus. See this algorithm.