As the NP profession turns 50, full practice authority is a priority
Nurse practitioners continue to fight for full practice authority in all 50 states.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Physician assistants are the answer to growing U.S. health needs
Physician assistants can help fulfill this demand as the need for health care grows.
Preventing and screening for communicable diseases
Greater attention to managing infectious diseases by primary care providers will help ensure that the U.S. is ready for outbreaks such as measles or Ebola.
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole- induced aseptic meningitis
A young woman presented with symptoms consistent with aseptic meningitis after taking a dose of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Offering a ‘hand sandwich’ to ticklish patients
Using a simple mind trick can help clinicians handle ticklish patients during abdominal exams.
Viewing pupil response to light in a patient with brown eyes
Clinicians can use two lights of different brightness to view pupil response in dark eyes.
Male with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia
Several pharmaceutical options exist for men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia who cannot tolerate alpha blockers.
A treatment approach for poison ivy
For patients with poison ivy, decontamination should precede steroid treatment.
Antipsychotics may increase diabetes risk in children
Antipsychotic medications increase a child’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 50%.
Smoking exposure in children
Exposing children to secondhand smoke may increase their risk for heart disease later in life.
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