Ethyl chloride before anesthesia
Consider using topical ethyl chloride before the use of anesthesia when working with infected skin.
Print Issue: February 01, 2015
Cancer prehabilitation: moving from primary care to oncology
NPs and PAs involved with oncology teams should support multimodal prehabilitation for cancer patients to help ease the transition to oncology.
Rapidly worsening eye pain and ankylosing spondylitis
A women presenting with eye pain and photo sensitivity was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis.
Chronic vulvar itching and lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
A 51-year-old woman with chronic vulvar itching was diagnosed with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus.
Antidepressant for neuropathy pain leads to hyponatremia
An older male patient started antidepressants for neuropathy pain but developed hyponatremia as a result.
Abdominal cramping, foreign body in the stool of a child
A child presents to the emergency department with a seven-inch live worm in his stool.
Tips for reducing needlestick pain in children
Primary-care providers should try to ease pediatric patients’ anxiety about needles by preparing them for what to expect.
Radiation, hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Combination radiation and hormone therapy is more effective than hormone therapy alone for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Gender effects of statins
A patient’s gender does not affect the efficacy of statin therapy for major vascular events.
Headache counseling needed
Patients with headaches should be counseled about making lifestyle changes before being referred to specialists.
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