What is the recommended dose of over-the-counter biotin for the treatment of hair loss in women? – Carolyn Adamich, ANP-C, Huntington Beach, Calif. I advise my female patients who are experiencing hair loss to take 5,000 mcg biotin every day. Be sure to remind these women to avoid vitamin A supplementation, as this can cause…
Read the three Dermatology Clinics and complete the post test to earn 0.50 CE credits for Nurse Practitioners or 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for Physician Assistants.
The longest time to achieve pregnancy occurred in couples in which both partners had high cholesterol levels.
[In pediatrics,] first-line treatment for most dysfunctional voiding patients is to vigorously alleviate constipation. This can be done gently with robust daily hydration, mild laxatives, and prompting to the bathroom after mealtimes. This lays an excellent foundation to diminish other correlative symptoms of incontinence, bedwetting, and recurrent urinary tract infections. — Coleen Rosen, DNP, Milwaukee,…
A delay in filling the first clopidogrel prescription may lead to myocardial infarction or even death.
Although computed tomography (CT) of the chest is generally used for diagnostic purposes, a study in Radiology suggests that incidental findings may identify persons at risk for cardiovascular disease. Pushpa M. Jairam, MD, PhD, and team looked at data from more than 10,000 persons who had undergone diagnostic chest CT for various noncardiovascular reasons. During…
Performing punch biopsies of the scalp can be very difficult due to increased blood supply in that area. Injecting saline into the biopsy site after injecting lidocaine and prior to taking punch biopsy can help make this easier. — Maria Bips, PA-C, Asheville, N.C. (189-5) These are letters from practitioners around the country who want…
Study authors found that a throat culture may be useful after a negative RADT finding.
When swabbing your patient’s throat, have the patient “pant like a dog” while you’re getting the swab. Breathing that fast prevents the gag reflex from taking over and you’ll get an accurate swab and a laugh from your patients, especially the pediatric patients. It’s a fun trick to show off and you’ll get better results.…
Of the patients, 19.1% of those using vasodilator medication developed early-stage AMD, compared with an estimated 8.2% of persons not taking such drugs.
