Voiding a Noncompete Clause
A clinician attempts to void a restrictive noncompete clause that she had signed before beginning her
current job as an NP.
Print Issue: April 01, 2018
Postobstruction diuresis
Mr J was an 89-year-old man with a long history of problems voiding due to increasing benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Celebrating life at the end of life
We walked the tightrope daily trying to keep her comfortable
LARC implant dimensions
In a comment by a reader, Nexplanon implant dimensions are not 4 cm x 2 cm.
Stat consult: Sudden cardiac death
Described as death within an hour of onset of any symptom
Acute infectious diarrhea: a clinical approach
The first step for managing a patient with diarrhea is to determine the severity of dehydration according to the estimated volume loss and the symptoms and signs noted on physical examination.
New Type 2 Diabetes Guideline Recommends More Moderate HbA1c Target
The American College of Physicians has developed recommendation statements to guide clinicians in selecting targets for pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Varicose veins associated with increased risk of deep venous thrombosis
There is a significant association between varicose veins and an increased risk for deep venous thrombosis and possible associations with pulmonary embolism and peripheral artery disease, though results are still unclear.
Ovarian cancer may be paternally inherited
The disease allele may be passed from affected grandmother to granddaughter through the father’s inherited genes.
New guidelines issued for adolescent depression in primary care
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated clinical practice guidelines to assist primary care clinicians in the management of adolescent depression.
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